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This book is really really great.Not that it is very interesting to read, mind.It's great in the sense that it provides you with just about any piece of info that you need to access about this complex disease. ... Read more

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India has committed to attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the year 2015. The MDGs are a set of numerical and time-bound targets related to key achievements in human development launched at the Millennium Summit 2000. In the developmental context, they constitute the most widely-accepted yardstick of efforts made and policies implemented by governments, donors, and non-governmental organizations. Attaining the MDGs is imperative and especially so for a developing country such as India. ... Read more

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This text, based on the proceedings of the third Clintec InternationalHorizons Conference, offers a panoramic view of the effects of nutrition on the human body. An international array of multidisciplinary researchers present their latest scientific and clinical studies, and discuss results with researchers from divergent but related fields. The editors' aim, through this unique and creative interchange, is to strengthen scientific direction, propel a more rapid incorporation of technical and clinical advances into patient care, and directly improve nutritional care for the critically ill. Comprehensive coverage includes: / human energy metabolism role of nutrition in organ failure / nutritional support strategies / whole body metabolism / and the challenging issues of whole body outcome measures. ... Read more

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International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C. Examines the undernutrition of Asian children. Explores the burden of co-existing underweight and overweight children and the linkages between these two forms of malnutrition. Analyzes causes and offers evidence-based options for remedial action. For public health officials. Hardcover, softcover not yet available. ... Read more

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A new version of the book on the scientific aspects of protein-energy malnutrition which does not overlap the social, economic and political aspects. Every developing country realizes the dangers of PEM in its present and future preventative planning against disease. This book outlines ways of preventing PEM and the clinical management of the disease where it occurs. ... Read more