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Contents
- Chapter 1 Let’s get startedJennifer N. Nielsen and Victoria J. Quinn
- Chapter 2 Nutrients and how the body uses themTendekayi Henry Gadaga and Ann Burgess
- Chapter 3 Macronutrients, water, and energyTendekayi Henry Gadaga and Ann Burgess
- Chapter 4 MicronutrientsJessica Blankenship and Louise Sserunjogi
- Chapter 5 Foods, food groups, and food pathsJoyce Kinabo, Mawuli Sablah, and Ann Burgess
- Chapter 6 Processing and fortifying foodsTendekayi Henry Gadaga and Mawuli Sablah
- Chapter 7 Keeping food safe and cleanTendekayi Henry Gadaga and Daisy R. Nyaga
- Chapter 8 Buying foodAnn Burgess and Helena Pachón
- Chapter 9 Feeding the householdJudith Kimiywe, Nicki Connell, and Ann Burgess
- Chapter 10 BreastfeedingFelicity Savage King, Jennifer N. Nielsen, and Pooja Pandey Rana
- Chapter 11 Feeding from age 6 months to 5 yearsJennifer N. Nielsen, Pooja Pandey Rana, and Victoria J. Quinn
- Chapter 12 Good nutrition for school-age children, adolescents, and adultsElizabeth Kamau-Mbuthia, Judith Kimiywe, and Andrew Hall
- Chapter 13 Feeding sick people, especially childrenAndrew Tomkins and Frederick Grant
- Chapter 14 Understanding malnutritionVictoria J. Quinn and Jennifer N. Nielsen
- Chapter 15 Using body measurements to assess nutritionFrederick Grant and Ann Burgess
- Chapter 16 Malnutrition in young childrenAkoto K. Osei, Frederick Grant, and Elhadji Issakha Diop
- Chapter 17 Severe acute malnutritionFrederick Grant, Martin Nankap, and Elhadji Issakha Diop
- Chapter 18 Malnutrition in adolescent girls and womenJillian L. Waid and Ann Burgess
- Chapter 19 Malnutrition in school-age children, adolescent boys, men, and old peopleElizabeth Kamau-Mbuthia and Andrew Hall
- Chapter 20 Vitamin A deficiencyJessica Blankenship, Nancy J. Haselow, and Shawn K. Baker
- Chapter 21 Iron deficiency and anaemiaAkoto K. Osei and Martin Nankap
- Chapter 22 Iodine, zinc, and other micronutrient deficienciesJessica Blankenship and Andrew Seal
- Chapter 23 Obesity and other nutrition-related non-communicable diseasesHélène Delisle
- Chapter 24 Diabetes—overview and nutritional managementChittaranjan Yajnik and Shilpa Joshi
- Chapter 25 Overview of community nutrition actionsJennifer N. Nielsen, Martin Nankap, and Pooja Pandey Rana
- Chapter 26 Improving household food securityAminuzzaman Talukder, Frederick Grant, and Ann Burgess
- Chapter 27 Improving community nutrition, care, and healthJennifer N. Nielsen and Pooja Pandey Rana
- Chapter 28 Working with communities and householdsCharity Dirorimwe, Pooja Pandey Rana, and Ann Burgess
- Chapter 29 Helping people learn about nutritionJennifer N. Nielsen and Pooja Pandey Rana
- Chapter 30 Nutrition in schoolsAnn Burgess and Andrew Hall
- Chapter 31 Training for nutritionManisha Tharaney