Nutrient intake and dietary planning before, during and after pregnancy has been shown to have a major influence not only on the health of a growing foetusand newborn baby, but also on future wellbeing carried into adulthood. Research has shown that optimum maternal and child nutrition can reduce the incidences of chronic conditions ranging from obesity, food allergy and asthma to cardiovascular disease and cancers. Malnutrition in mothers has also been linked to neurological disorders in babies and an increased susceptibility to degenerative disease in later life. The WHO Global Strategy for Infant and Young ChildFeeding was devised to protect and support children, including those in high risk circumstances from the impact of poor nutrition. However a series of complex interactions between economic, biological, political and cultural factors have been found to provide significant barriers to translating strategy into practice. This exciting book edited by international experts Victoria Hall-Moran and Fiona Dykes proposes to explore these varied factors in an integrated context, recognising the many complexities and challenges that face practitioners working in the field and offering practical solutions and suggestions for making the WHO Strategy a global reality.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8721-3
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 11/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés