Diets, malnutrition, and disease : the Indian experience

A comprehensive analysis of malnutrition in India, the meticulous exploration of dietary transition, poverty nutrition traps, links between multiple anthropometric failures among children and their vulnerability to infectious diseases. It looks at the abysmal performance of the public distribution s...

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1. Verfasser:
Gaiha
Weitere Verfasser:
Kulkarni, Vani (MitwirkendeR, HerausgeberIn), Jha, Raghbendra (MitwirkendeR, HerausgeberIn), Gaiha, Raghav (MitwirkendeR, HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
A comprehensive analysis of malnutrition in India, the meticulous exploration of dietary transition, poverty nutrition traps, links between multiple anthropometric failures among children and their vulnerability to infectious diseases. It looks at the abysmal performance of the public distribution system and presents a critique of its conversion into a universal food subsidy.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-908450-5
Schlagworte:
Malnutrition > Requirement > India.
Nutrition > India.
Nutritionally induced diseases > India.
Nutrition policy > India.
Public Health
Health & Biological Sciences
Public Health - General
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