1st Edition

Public Health Nutrition From principles to practice

Edited By Mark Lawrence, Tony Worsley Copyright 2007
512 Pages
by Routledge

512 Pages
by Routledge

512 Pages
by Routledge

A ground breaking text in the developing field of public health nutrition.' from the foreword by Basil S. Hetzel At last! A book that approaches public health nutrition in a scholarly, scientific and evidence based manner that at the same time delivers the practical competencies and skills required by the professional Public Health Nutritionist.' Elizabeth Belton, Senior Lecturer, School... Read more
Foreword (Basil Hetzel)

Preface

SECTION 1: PRINCIPLES (Section editor: Agneta Yngve Karolinska Institute, Sweden)

1: Concepts and guiding principles (Mark Lawrence and Tony Worsley Deakin University, Australia)

2: Knowledge (Mark L. Wahlqvist Monash University, Australia)

3: Reference standards and guidelines (Mark Lawrence and Aileen Robertson Suhr's, Denmark)

SECTION 2: POPULATIONS (Section editor: Simone A. French University of Minnesota, USA)

4: Mothers and infants (Jane Scott, Doris Campbell Glasgow University, UK and Michael Davies)

5: Children and adolescents (Hans Brug Erasmus University, Holland and Knut-Inge Klepp University of Oslo, Norway)

6: Older adults (Wendy Hunter, Monique Raats, and Margaret Lumbers University of Surrey, UK)

SECTION 3: PRIORITIES (Section editor: Barrie Margetts Southampton University, UK)

7: Economically, geographically and socially disadvantaged communities (Cate B

Biography

Mark Lawrence BSc (Hons), Grad Dip Nut + Diet, Grad Dip Epidem and Biostats, M.Sc, PhD is Associate Professor in Public Health Nutrition in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University. He is a steering committee member for the New Nutrition Science project and a member of the drafting committee for the constitution of the World Public Health Nutrition Association.

Tony Worsley BSc (Hons) PhD is Professor of Public Health Nutrition and Head of the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University. He is a Co-Executive Editor of Appetite.