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616.3/9/091724
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Title
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The nutrition transition [electronic resource] : diet and disease in the developing world / editors, Benjamin Cabellero and Barry M. Popkin.
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Publication
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Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, c2002.
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Material Info.
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xi, 261 p. : ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
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Series
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Food science and technology international series
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Summary Note
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This book deals with the dramatic changes in diet and lifestyle that are occurring in the developing world as a result of globalization, and their impact on human healt. The Editors have assembled a leading group of scientists in teh fields of economics, population sciences, international health, medicine, nutrition and food sciences, to address each of the key issues related to the changes in demographic trends, food production and marketing, and disease patterns in the developing world. The Nutrition Transition provides essential information to understand the far-reaching effects that global economic, social and cultural trends are having on diet-related disease patersin in countries of transition. Key Features * Contains numerous illustrative figures and tables * Two case studies included-on China and Brazil * Foreword written by Nevin Scrimshaw, recipient of the World Food Prize.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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About the Authors. -- Foreword. -- Introduction. -- PART I: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT -- Economic and technological development and their relationships to body size and productivity. -- Food Production. -- Globalization of world food trade. -- Demographic trends. -- PART II: BIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE NUTRITION TRANSITION -- The dietary transition. -- Early nutritional conditions and later risk of disease. -- Obesity. -- Diabetes. -- Cardiovascular diseases. -- Case Study 1: China. -- Case Study 2: Brazil. -- Policy implications.
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Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2007.
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ISBN
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9780121536541
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ISBN
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0121536548
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Nutritionally induced diseases Developing countries.
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Diet in disease Developing countries.
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Food habits Developing countries.
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Nutrition Disorders complications.
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Developing Countries.
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Diet trends.
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Disease etiology.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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Enfermedades inducidas por la nutrición.
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Dieta para enfermos.
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Hábitos alimenticios.
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Paises desarrollados.
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Nutrição.
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Dietoterapia.
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Voeding.
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Gezondheid.
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Maladies d'origine nutritionnelle Pays en voie de développement.
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Régimes alimentaires Pays en voie de développement.
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Habitudes alimentaires Pays en voie de développement.
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Electronic books.
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Added Entry
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Caballero, Benjamin.
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Popkin, Barry M.
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ScienceDirect (Online service)
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Date
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Year, Month, Day:01405141
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An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information ScienceDirect
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Table of contents
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Book review (E-STREAMS)
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