Nutrition for Developing Countries

by Felicity Savage King, Ann Burgess, Maurice King

Book Overview

This thoroughly updated text covers the essential facts about nutrients, nutrient needs, foods, and meals. It is a practical guide for nutrition workers, including health workers, agricultural workers, home economists, and school teachers, clearly explaining how to help families with nutrition problems, how to treat malnourished children, and how to work effectively in communities and schools. This revised edition of a popular and widely-used work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192622331
• ISBN13: 9780192622334
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The best text for teaching nutrition in developing countries

I have used this text (2nd ed) in our Primary Health Care courses for the past 6 years. King addresses very "felt need" issues of Community Health Workers working with poor communities and families, with balance, insight and very helpful instruction.