4th Report on the World Nutrition Situation - Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle (ACC/SCN, 2000, 138 p.)

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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION/SUB-COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION - (ACC/SCN) THE UN SYSTEM’S FORUM FOR NUTRITION

INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

FOREWORD

HIGHLIGHTS

CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1: NUTRITION THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE

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1.1 Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)

1.2 Undernutrition in Preschool Children

1.3 The Growth of School-Age Children

1.4 Adolescent Nutrition

1.5 Adult Malnutrition

1.6 Nutrition of Older People in Developing Countries

Summary

CHAPTER 2: MICRONUTRIENT UPDATE

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2.1 Iron Deficiency Update

2.2 Iodine Deficiency Disorders Update

2.3 Vitamin A Deficiency Update

2.4 Multiple Micronutrient Deficiencies

Summary

CHAPTER 3: BREASTFEEDING AND COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING

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3.1 Evidence Linking Breastfeeding to Improved Outcomes

3.2 Evidence Linking Complementary Feeding to Improved Outcomes

3.3 Conceptualizing Infant Feeding Behaviours

3.4 HIV and Infant Feeding

3.5 Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Patterns and Trends

3.6 Role of National and International Initiatives in Support of Optimal Infant Feeding

3.7 Looking Forward: The Importance of Exclusive Breastfeeding

CHAPTER 4: NUTRITION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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4.1 The Relevance of Nutrition for Development

4.2 The Implications of Some Global Phenomena for Nutrition

4.3 The Ascent of Human Rights in Development

Summary

CHAPTER 5: NUTRITION OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS

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5.1 Trends in Numbers of People Affected

5.2 Overview of the Humanitarian Response to Emergencies

5.3 Trends in Assessment Methodologies

5.4 Trends in Food and Nutrition Response Programmes

5.5 Trends in Information Sharing and Learning

5.6 Case Studies: The Scale and Severity of Nutritional Problems among Refugees and Displaced Populations

5.7 Future Directions

Summary

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Conceptualizing Nutrition Problems in Society

Appendix 2: Countries in the UN Regions and Sub-Regions

Appendix 3: Methods to Estimate Trends in Undernutrition Prevalence: A Review

Appendix 4: Statistical Notes for Sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3

Appendix 5: Latest National Prevalence of Stunting and Underweight in Preschool Children

Appendix 6: Explaining Trends in Child Underweight in the Developing World

Appendix 7: Data Employed for Analysis of Child Underweight Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Appendix 8: Prevalence and Numbers of Overweight Preschool Children in 1995

Appendix 9: Countries Classified by WHO Regions

Appendix 10: National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

Appendix 11: Summary of Five Studies of the Social Impacts of the Indonesian Crisis

Appendix 12: Some Food and Nutrition Information and Data Resources on the Internet

REFERENCES

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