Public Health Nutrition: Principles & Practice in Community & Global Health

by Natalie Stein

Issues related to nutrition are among the most pressing public health concerns in modern times. Worldwide, nearly 1 billion individuals are undernourished, with over a billion more individuals deficient in protein or one or more essential micronutrients. Malnutrition plays a role in in more than half of all childhood deaths. Effects of malnutrition include mortality, decreased economic productivity, morbidities, such as blindness and stunting, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449692044
• ISBN13: 9781449692049
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.0" x 9.9"