The Road to Good Nutrition

Description

This is a work of advocacy, whose prime objective is to inform people about the relationship between nutrition security and public health. It draws on the thinking and experience of a selected number of experts in the field of nutrition and public health. Collating up-to-the-minute information in a clear and accessible way, the book forms a ‘one-stop information source’, and paves the way for further, science-led publications in this field. ‘The Road to Good Nutrition’ puts the topic of nutrition security on the agenda of policy-makers, academics, private sector organizations and civil society, as well as of organizations dedicated to the nutrition space. It is also of interest to the educated lay reader who is generally well informed in matters of health, nutrition and sustainability.

Table of Contents

Key Definitions
Executive Summary

Chapter 1
Preventing Stunting: Why it Matters, What it Takes
Martin Bloem

Chapter 2
Food Security and Nutrition: Linkages and Complementarities
Marie Ruel

Chapter 3
Hidden Hunger in the Developed World
Hans Konrad Biesalski

Chapter 4
The Obesity Crisis
Eileen Kennedy

Chapter 5
The Economic Cost of Malnutrition
John Hoddinott

Chapter 6
Best Practice in Nutrition
Victoria Quinn

Chapter 7
How to Improve Nutrition via Effective Programming
Werner Schultink

Chapter 8
Taming Volatile Food Prices: A Prerequisite for Improving Nutrition:
Joachim von Braun

Chapter 9
Making Nutrition Good Politics: The Power of Governance
Stuart Gillespie

Chapter 10
The Power of Advocacy
Tom Arnold

Chapter 11
The Power of Innovation
Alain Labrique, Marguerite B Lucea, Alan Dangour

Chapter 12
Speaking Up for Nutrition: The Role of Civil Society
Asma Lateef

Chapter 13
The Evolving World of Nutrition
Saskia de Pee

Afterword 181
Now is the Time
Patrick Webb

Profiles of Contributors and Editorial Board members

Index
Colophon