 | Food and Nutrition Bulletin Volume 17, Number 3, 1996 (UNU Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 1996, 104 pages) |
 |  | Editorial policy |
|  | Protein and amino acid requirements |
| | Human protein requirements: A brief update |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Abstract |
| | References |
| | Human amino acid requirements: A re-evaluation |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | The problem |
| | New approaches and tentative new amino acid requirement values |
| | Recent 24-hour tracer studies of amino acid requirements |
| | Estimates of the lysine requirement in adults |
| | Nutritional quality of wheat protein in adults |
| | Worldwide applicability of estimates of indispensable amino acid requirements |
| | Conclusions and implications for nutrition policies and food programmes |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | References |
| | World essential amino acid supply with special attention to South-East Asia |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Dietary evaluation: World regions and countries |
| | Overall variability in data from 101 dietary calculations |
| | Relations among diet, wealth, and health in 122 countries |
| | Changes in food and essential amino acid availability from 1961 to 1992 |
| | Amino acid composition of food groups |
| | Summary and conclusions |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | References |
| | Nutrition and behaviour |
| | Rapid assessment procedures for the health and nutritional profile of adolescent girls: An exploratory study |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Materials and methods |
| | Results |
| | Discussion |
| | Summary |
| | References |
| | Mothers' knowledge, understanding, and use of the bubble chart in a rural area of central Mexico |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Methods |
| | Results |
| | Discussion |
| | References |
| | Effects of breakfast on classroom behaviour in rural Jamaican schoolchildren |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Methods |
| | Results |
| | Discussion |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | Appendix: Definition of behaviours |
| | References |
| | Public health nutrition |
| | Salt iodine variation within an extended Guatemalan community: The failure of intuitive assumptions |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Editorial comment |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Materials and methods |
| | Results |
| | Discussion |
| | References |
| | Can Africa meet the goal of eliminating iodine-deficiency disorders by the year 2000? |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Measuring success of iodine-deficiency disorder programmes |
| | Status of salt iodation programmes in Africa as of February 1996 |
| | Has progress in salt iodation in Africa made any difference to the iodine-deficiency disorder situation? |
| | Factors responsible for progress in salt iodation programmes in Africa |
| | Major challenges in salt iodation programmes |
| | Sustaining elimination beyond the year 2000 |
| | Conclusions |
| | References |
| | Vitamin A deficiency and the prevalence of xerophthalmia in southern Rwanda |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Methods |
| | Results |
| | Discussion |
| | Conclusion |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | References |
| | Food science |
| | Chemical composition and nutritive value of some wild-gathered tropical plant seeds |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Editorial comment |
| | Abstract |
| | Introduction |
| | Materials and methods |
| | Results and discussion |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | References |
| | Books received |
| | News and notes |
| | Note for contributors |
| | Note à l'intention des auteurs |
| | Nota para los posibles autores |
| | Title of interest - Food Habits in Later Life: A Cross Cultural Study |
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