Sub-Saharan Africa is more affected by the HIV epidemic than any other region of the world. At the same time, malnutrition remains a major public health concern. HIV and malnutrition are interlinked, both epidemiologically and physiologically, contributing to high mortality and …
This book examines the links between environmental health risks and malnutrition; analyzes new data for the environmental health burden of disease that relates to children under five; and highlights how environmental health interventions are being created in developing countries…
Each year, millions of children in developing countries fall sick and die from diseases caused by polluted air, contaminated water and soil, and poor hygiene behavior. Repeated infectious also contribute to malnutrition in children, and subsequently impacts future learning and p…
The major burden of health problems worldwide exists in developing countries, where there is much suffering from malnutrition, from increased levels of infection, and from an inequitable share of the world's health care resources. In Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries,…
"This book focuses on the problems of malnutrition in the ill elderly. It does not represent a comprehensive textbook on medical nutrition. The authors present precise strategies for detecting, preventing, and treating malnutrition. This book should be especially appealing for n…
This volume represents an interdisciplinary approach to an understanding of the chemistry, physiology, and medical significance of the vitamin riboflavin. Information has been reviewed on the physiological role of the vitamin, the metabolic effects of riboflavin deficiency in an…
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM), evidenced by severe wasting and/or edema, reflects recent illness and nutrient deficits and is the cause of one to two million preventable child deaths each year. Recent advances in the treatment of SAM have enabled severely wasted children to re…
This dissertation focuses on investigating the causes of malnutrition in the crisis-affected region of Darfur, Sudan, on exploring the relationship between household headship and food security and on examining the role of care in determining malnutrition in emergencies. For the …
Chapter 1: The latest estimates from the United Nations Children's Fund show that there are approximately 153 million orphans around the world, a figure that includes children who have lost a mother, a father, or both parents. Chapter I, "Parental Loss and Children Well-being", …
Studies that have attempted to examine the impact of early childhood malnutrition on acute illness have failed to adequately establish the causal link from malnutrition to acute illness. The empirical challenge arises because household behavioral decisions that influence investm…