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Written by the team responsible for the joint initiative between the International Union of Nutritional Sciences and the World Health Policy Forum and Edited by international experts Geoffrey Cannon and Claus Leitzmann, this innovative work is essential reading for all those studying and working in the field of nutritional science today. Its groundbreaking approach will serve as a fascinating guide for all those involved in public health policy and nutrition curricula and both a local and international level, and should be available in all libraries and research institutions where these subjects are studied and taught.


Contents:

Preface (Ricardo Uauy). Foreword (Tony McMichael). . General Introduction. . 1. Why the new nutrition science. Introduction. Agriculture (Colin Tudge). Ecology (Mark Wahlqvist). Nutrition (Marion Nestle). Medicine (Srinath Reddy). Food policy (Sharon Friel). Food culture (Dun Gifford). Epidemiology (Boyd Swinburn). Industry (Geoffrey Cannon). Economics (Christopher Beauman). Equity (George Kent). 2. Definition, mission, vision, scope, principles. Introduction. Definition, mission, vision. Scope. Principles. The Giessen Declaration. 3. Purposes of nutrition in history, now and in future. Introduction. History. Confluent streams. Now and in future. 4. The new nutrition science in action. Introduction. Africa : Kenya (Ruth Oniang o). Asia : India (Srinath Reddy). Asia : China (Junshi Chen). Latin America : Brazil (Geoffrey Cannon). Europe : Germany (Claus Leitzmann). North America : USA (Barry Popkin). 5. New ways of teaching and practice. Introduction. Academic curricula (Ibrahim Elmadfa). Scientific journals (Barrie Margetts). Public policies (Tim Lang). Networking. Further reading. Testimony of authors. Index


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ISBN-13: 9781405182645
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
Publication date: December, 2030
Pages: 320
Weight: 652g
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Subcategories: General Practice, Nutrition

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