Nutrition and Poverty

By S.R. Osmani

This work addresses issues arising from the definition and measurement of poverty in terms of nutritional status. A range of issues are covered, focusing on the differing views and perceptions of the related questions of assessing poverty and nutritional status. Possible definitions of a reference standard are discussed as well as energy deprivation, anthropometric measurement, and gender bias.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198283962
• ISBN13: 9780198283966
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"