The nutrition transition : diet and disease in the developing world /
editors, Benjamin Cabellero and Barry M. Popkin.
- 1 online resource (xi, 261 pages) : illustrations, color maps.
- Food science and technology international series .
- Food science and technology international series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the Authors. -- Foreword. -- Introduction. -- PART I: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT -- Economic and technological development and their relationships to body size and productivity. -- Food Production. -- Globalization of world food trade. -- Demographic trends. -- PART II: BIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE NUTRITION TRANSITION -- The dietary transition. -- Early nutritional conditions and later risk of disease. -- Obesity. -- Diabetes. -- Cardiovascular diseases. -- Case Study 1: China. -- Case Study 2: Brazil. -- Policy implications.
This book deals with the dramatic changes in diet and lifestyle that are occurring in the developing world as a result of globalization, and their impact on human health. The editors have assembled a leading group of scientists in the fields of economics, population sciences, international health, medicine, nutrition and food sciences, to address each of the key issues related to the changes in demographic trends, food production and marketing, and disease patterns in the developing world. The Nutrition Transition provides essential information to understand the far-reaching effects that global economic, social and cultural trends are having on diet-related disease patterns in countries of transition. Key features: contains numerous illustrative figures and tables; two case studies included--on China and Brazil; foreword written by Nevin Scrimshaw, recipient of the World Food Prize.
9780121536541 0121536548
90169:90169 Elsevier Science & Technology http://www.sciencedirect.com
Nutritionally induced diseases--Developing countries.
Diet in disease--Developing countries.
Food habits--Developing countries.
Nutrition Disorders--complications.
Developing Countries.
Diet--trends.
Disease--etiology.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Enfermedades inducidas por la nutrición.
Dieta para enfermos.
Hábitos alimenticios.
Paises desarrollados.
Maladies d'origine nutritionnelle--Pays en voie de développement.
Régimes alimentaires--Pays en voie de développement.
Habitudes alimentaires--Pays en voie de développement.
Voeding.
Gezondheid.
Nutrição.
Dietoterapia.
Diet in disease.
Food habits.
Nutritionally induced diseases.
Developing countries.
Electronic books.
RA645.N87 / N8795 2002eb
616.3/9/091724
2002 N-371 QZ 105 / N9758 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the Authors. -- Foreword. -- Introduction. -- PART I: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT -- Economic and technological development and their relationships to body size and productivity. -- Food Production. -- Globalization of world food trade. -- Demographic trends. -- PART II: BIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE NUTRITION TRANSITION -- The dietary transition. -- Early nutritional conditions and later risk of disease. -- Obesity. -- Diabetes. -- Cardiovascular diseases. -- Case Study 1: China. -- Case Study 2: Brazil. -- Policy implications.
This book deals with the dramatic changes in diet and lifestyle that are occurring in the developing world as a result of globalization, and their impact on human health. The editors have assembled a leading group of scientists in the fields of economics, population sciences, international health, medicine, nutrition and food sciences, to address each of the key issues related to the changes in demographic trends, food production and marketing, and disease patterns in the developing world. The Nutrition Transition provides essential information to understand the far-reaching effects that global economic, social and cultural trends are having on diet-related disease patterns in countries of transition. Key features: contains numerous illustrative figures and tables; two case studies included--on China and Brazil; foreword written by Nevin Scrimshaw, recipient of the World Food Prize.
9780121536541 0121536548
90169:90169 Elsevier Science & Technology http://www.sciencedirect.com
Nutritionally induced diseases--Developing countries.
Diet in disease--Developing countries.
Food habits--Developing countries.
Nutrition Disorders--complications.
Developing Countries.
Diet--trends.
Disease--etiology.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Enfermedades inducidas por la nutrición.
Dieta para enfermos.
Hábitos alimenticios.
Paises desarrollados.
Maladies d'origine nutritionnelle--Pays en voie de développement.
Régimes alimentaires--Pays en voie de développement.
Habitudes alimentaires--Pays en voie de développement.
Voeding.
Gezondheid.
Nutrição.
Dietoterapia.
Diet in disease.
Food habits.
Nutritionally induced diseases.
Developing countries.
Electronic books.
RA645.N87 / N8795 2002eb
616.3/9/091724
2002 N-371 QZ 105 / N9758 2002