Food and nutrition in Kenya
1987
Jansen, A. A. J. | Horelli, H. T. | Quinn, V. J.
Abstract: A reference text for food and nutrition researchers, nutritional anthropologists, health care professionals, and epidemiologists provides a comprehensive historical summary of all nutrition research undertaken in Kenya. The 19 sections of the te xt cover a wide variety of topics, including: food intake studies; the composition of Kenya foods; clinical aspects of protein-energy malnutrition; the nutritional status and development of different age groups; vitamin and mineral deficiencies; nutritional status and infection; morbidity and mortality data; biochemical studies; nutritional interventions; organ-specfic disorders; food technology, agricultural, and toxicological studies; studies on various Kenyan sociological subclasses; and specific studies on women. A discussion of the national Kenyan food policy is included. Numerous data and literature citations are included throught the text.
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Publisher Dept. of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi | Nairobi : Dept. of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1987
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