Nutrition and Vulnerable Groups

• Autor principal: Lawlis, Tanya (auth)
• Otros Autores: Devine, Amanda (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Materias: Biology, life sciences; self-esteem; n/a; lunch; energy density; school performance; refugees; dietary patterns; consumption of fruits and vegetables; food pantry; Malaysia; vulnerable groups; village chickens; Social Cognitive Theory; nutrition education; Student Assistance Program; low-income undergraduate students; children; abdominal obesity; livestock; self-efficacy; emergency food assistance; food insecurity; obesity; knowledge; Obesity; rural populations; Tanzania; low-income population; BMI-for-age; in-depth interview; fruit and vegetables; metabolic syndrome; malnutrition; popular restaurant; nutrition; school intervention; rural children; double burden of malnutrition; women; co-design; challenges; fat mass; adolescent health; welfare home; training; adiposity markers; Orang Asli; sub-Saharan Africa; charitable food sector; food literacy; place-based; feeding practices; child stunting; dietary quality; public health; nutrition security; socioeconomics; undernutrition; primary health care; HFIAS; resource-poor settings; food assistance; Palestine; Lebanon; tertiary education; infant feeding; refugee; animal-source food; pediatrics; food security; low-income; breastfeeding; food poverty; body image; Indonesia
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Food insecurity is a complex 'wicked' problem that results from a range of unstable and uncertain physical, social, cultural and economic factors that limits access to nutritious food. Globally, 800 million people are under-nourished, and around 2 billion are overweight/obese or have micro...