Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Glossary
Overview
Three Reasons for Intervening to Reduce Malnutrition
What Causes Malnutrition and How Should Governments Intervene?
Next Steps
Notes
1 Why Invest in Nutrition?
Nutrition and Economics
Nutrition and the Millenium Development Goals
Nutrition and Human Rights
The Know-How for Improving Nutrition
Notes
2 How Serious Is Malnutrition and Why Does It Happen?
Undernutrition
Low Birthweight
Obesity and Diet-Related Noncommunicable Diseases
Micronutrient Malnutrition
What Causes Malnutrition, and Who Is [...]