List of WHO publications: Nutrition
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Title
Year
2012 Order Number    14600068 ISBN-13
 9789290218340
Price
CHF 12,50  / US$ 15,00 Developing countries    CHF 8,75
English
This book provides dietary advice to promote health and reduce the risk of major chronic diseases through diet and physical activity. This user-friendly guide presents a set of dietary recommendations that are compatible with the different cultures and eating patterns of consumers in the Region, based on the availability of local and affordable foods. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    11500836 ISBN-13
 9789241548366
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
Countries can substantially reduce their infant mortality rates by improving the care of LBW infants. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    15200142 ISBN-13
 9789290615231
Price
CHF 21,00  / US$ 25,20 Developing countries    CHF 14,70
English
In a developing country, the provision of weekly iron and folic acid supplements (WIFS) to women of reproductive age (WRA) should be viewed as a key intervention to prevent anaemia and improve folate status. WIFS is an important step in achieving the Millennium Development Goals of improving child survival, maternal health and universal elementary education. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    15200136 ISBN-13
 9789290614890
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
The set of modules that comprise this Sourcebook are intended for use in pre-service and in-service training of health professionals. It is expected that this publication will also be of use to health policy-makers and programme managers, either as a reference document or in conjunction with in-service training. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    14600055 ISBN-13
 9789290216940
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
In order to reduce the impact of major risk factors such as unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (DPAS) in May 2004 and the School Policy Framework on Diet and Physical Activity. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11503660 ISBN-13
 9789241547635
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS) was implemented between 1997 and 2003 to generate new curves for assessing the growth and development of children the world over. The MGRS collected primary growth data and related information from 8440 healthy breastfed infants and young children from diverse ethnic backgrounds and cultural settings (Brazil, Ghana, India, Norway, Oman and USA). .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11500727 ISBN-13
 9789241563550
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Can calcium and magnesium ('hardness') in drinking water contribute to preventing disease? This book documents the outputs of an unprecedented group of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to address this question. It includes their comprehensive consensus view on what is known and what is not about the role and possible health benefit of calcium and magnesium in drinking-water. .../...
Title
Year
2008 Order Number    14500035 ISBN-13
 9789290215790
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
This manual presents an overview of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and provides detailed instructions in the monitoring and evaluation of IDD control and prevention programmes. Health and nutrition programme staff working at the provincial, district and field levels in the public health sector will find this guide particularly useful. .../...
Title
Year
2007 Order Number    11000935 ISBN-13
 9789241209359
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
The World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization have worked to quantify the energy and nutrient needs of populations since 1949. .../...
Title
Author Branca, F., Nikogosian, H., Lobstein, T.
Year
2007 Order Number    13400070 ISBN-13
 9789289014083
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
In response to the obesity epidemic, the WHO Regional Office for Europe held a conference in November 2006, at which all Member States adopted the European Charter on Counteracting Obesity, which lists guiding principles and clear action areas at the local, regional, national and international levels for a wide range of stakeholders. .../...
Title
Year
2007 Order Number    11502660 ISBN-13
 9789241547185
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
A comprehensive review of the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references undertaken by WHO in the early 1990s concluded that new growth curves were needed to replace the existing international reference. .../...
Title
Year
2006 Order Number    19900038  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
Drawing on several recent high quality publications and programme experience on the subject, information on food fortification has been crucially analysed and then translated into scientifically sound guidelines for application in the field. The main purpose of these guidelines is to assist countries in the design and implementation of appropriate food fortification programmes. .../...
Title
Year
2006 Order Number    11500660 ISBN-13
 9789241546935
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
***This book is a winner of the British Medical Association's 2007 annual Medical Book Competition. Highly commended in the Paediatric category*** A comprehensive review of the uses and interpretation of anthropometric references undertaken by WHO in the early 1990s concluded that new growth curves were needed to replace the existing international reference. .../...
Title
Author Freire, Wilma B.
Year
2005 Order Number    16100612 ISBN-13
 9789275116128
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
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Title
Year
2005 Order Number    11500548 ISBN-13
 9789241546126
Price
CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 24,50
English
The present Consultation is part of a long series of expert consultations, which have as a primary objective to review the state of knowledge on the role of various nutrients in the human diet and to formulate practical recommendations where interpretation is needed or controversy exists. .../...
Title
Year
2004 Order Number    17600014 ISBN-13
 9789283230090
Price
CHF 45,00  / US$ 54,00 Developing countries    CHF 31,50
English
There is evidence that cruciferous vegetables at levels relevant to human intake or more can inhibit neoplastic and preneoplastic responses in experimental animals, mainly when given simultaneously with carcinogens or throughout the experiment. .../...
Title
Author Ashworth, A., Khanum, S., Jackson, A., Schofield, C.
Year
2004 Order Number    11500545 ISBN-13
 9789241546096
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Severely malnourished children need special care. This book provides simple, practical guidelines for treating these children successfully and takes into account the limited resources of many hospitals and health units in developing countries. .../...
Title
Year
2003 Order Number    11500510 ISBN-13
 9789241562218
Price
CHF 5,00  / US$ 6,00 Developing countries    CHF 3,50
English
WHO and UNICEF jointly developed this global strategy to focus world attention on the impact that feeding practices have on the nutritional status, growth and development, health, and thus the very survival of infants and young children. The strategy is the result of a comprehensive two-year participatory process. .../...
Title
Year
2003 Order Number    15200028 ISBN-13
 9789290610465
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
At the fifty-third session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in Kyoto, Japan, health policy-makers from 30 countries and areas of the Western Pacific participated in a round table on diet, physical activity and health that discussed how lifestyle changes can be achieved in whole populations. .../...
Title
Year
2003 Order Number    13400047 ISBN-13
 9789289013642
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
Aimed at policy-makers, this booklet summarizes a larger forthcoming publication that discusses the components of food and nutrition policies and the evidence supporting them. It describes ill health related to food and nutrition and the associated costs, shows the need for action and describes the steps for policy-makers to take. .../...
Title
Author Riboli, E., Lambert, R.
Year
2002 Order Number    17300156 ISBN-13
 9789283221562
Price
CHF 55,00  / US$ 66,00 Developing countries    CHF 38,50
English
The search for the links between diet, nutritional and metabolic factors and cancer aetiology is an area of research which, over the past two decades, has attracted increasing attention both from a scientific and a public health point of view. .../...
Title
Year
2002 Order Number    11500504 ISBN-13
 9789241562102
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
Given the impact that good nutrition and keeping fit have on health and well-being in later life, WHO, in collaboration with the Tufts University USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, organized a consultation to review the scientific evidence linking diet and other factors - especially exercise - affecting nutritional status, disease prevention and health promotion for older persons. .../...
Title
Year
2000 Order Number    11000894 ISBN-13
 9789241208949
Price
CHF 56,00  / US$ 67,20 Developing countries    CHF 56,00
English
This report issues a call for urgent action to combat the growing epidemic of obesity, which now affects developing and industrialized countries alike. Adopting a public health approach, the report responds to both the enormity of health problems associated with obesity and the notorious difficulty of treating this complex, multifactorial disease. .../...
Title
Year
2000 Order Number    19302198  
 
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Intended for use by course directors, the Director's guide contains all the information that the course director needs to plan and prepare for the course, including lists of the materials and equipment required, and copies of the forms that should be photocopied for the course. It also describes the director's role during the training of trainers and the course itself.
Title
Year
2000 Order Number    19300177  
 
Price
CHF 11,00  / US$ 13,20 Developing countries    CHF 7,70
English
A practical guide to the introduction of complementary foods into the diets of breastfed children aged 6 to 24 months. Addressed to health workers in developing countries, the book translates the latest scientific knowledge into clear and simple messages suitable for use when counselling families and communities. .../...
Title
Author Pena, M., Bacallao, J.
Year
2000 Order Number    16100576 ISBN-13
 9789275115763
Price
CHF 44,00  / US$ 52,80 Developing countries    CHF 30,80
English
A collection of twelve research articles that explore the many complex links between low socioeconomic status and the growing prevalence of obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean. .../...
Title
Year
1999 Order Number    11500465 ISBN-13
 9789241545112
Price
CHF 26,00  / US$ 31,20 Developing countries    CHF 26,00
English
This manual provides expert practical guidelines for the management of severely malnourished children. Addressed to doctors and other senior health workers, the manual explains exactly what must be done to save lives, achieve successful management and rehabilitation, prevent relapse, and thus give these children the greatest chance of full recovery. .../...
Title
Year
1998 Order Number    16100566 ISBN-13
 9789275115664
Price
CHF 72,00  / US$ 86,40 Developing countries    CHF 50,40
English
This publication reviews the state of knowl edge on the effects of health, nutrition, and stimulation on children's development and offers policy recommendations in this area. .../...
Title
Year
1998 Order Number    19300141  
 
Price
CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 24,50
English
This book provides a state-of-the-art review of what is known about the nutritional needs of young children and the specific feeding practices - from the best time to introduce complementary foods to the preparation of appropriate meals - that contribute to optimal nutritional status and healthy growth and development. .../...
Title
Year
1997 Order Number    11502303 ISBN-13
 9789241545068
Price
CHF 7,00  / US$ 8,40 Developing countries    CHF 4,90
English
Provides concise, authoritative advice on the use of high-dose vitamin A supplements for the control of vitamin A deficiency and the emergency treatment of xerophthalmia and other conditions in high-risk groups. .../...
Title
Year
1997 Order Number    19300096  
 
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Sets out a carefully developed - and extensively tested - methodology for use by authorities in countries when evaluating their action to implement the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. The framework, which can be adapted as appropriate, offers a standardized method of information and data collection for monitoring progress over time. .../...
Title
Year
1996 Order Number    19100011  
 
Price
CHF 1,00  / US$ 1,20 Developing countries    CHF 0,70
English
Basic Principles for the Preparation of Safe Food for Infants and Young Children Sold by pack of 20 copies only Prices 20 copies: Swiss francs 20.-/US $18.00 Direct fax for orders: +41 22 791 48 57 | Email for orders: bookorders@who.int Postal address: WHO/Marketing & Dissemination CH-1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland
Title
Year
1996 Order Number    19300100  
 
Price
CHF 180,00  / US$ 216,00 Developing countries    CHF 126,00
English
An innovative teaching resource consisting of a collection of eight training modules, complete with slides and handouts, for use in a short course intended to help administrators and policy-makers promote breast-feeding in health facilities. .../...
Title
Year
1996 Order Number    11500431 ISBN-13
 9789241561730
Price
CHF 85,00  / US$ 102,00 Developing countries    CHF 85,00
English
Issues authoritative recommendations concerning nutritional requirements and safe ranges of intake for nineteen trace elements important to human health. .../...
Title
Year
1995 Order Number    14600013 ISBN-13
 9789290211983
Price
CHF 12,00  / US$ 14,40 Developing countries    CHF 8,40
English
A spiral-bound guide describing a simple step-by-step procedure for carrying out a rapid survey of nutritional status in emergency situations in Eastern Mediterranean countries, where natural and man-made disasters have been common. Emphasis is placed on the steps required to make quick but reliable estimates as a basis for subsequent action. .../...
Title
Author Sommer, A.
Year
1995 Order Number    11503050 ISBN-13
 9789241544788
Price
CHF 8,50  / US$ 10,20 Developing countries    CHF 5,95
English
A practical guide, now in its third edition, to the detection, treatment, and prevention of vitamin A deficiency and its consequences, including associated mortality, infectious morbidity, and xerophthalmia. Addressed to clinicians, nurses, and public health officials, the text has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in knowledge. .../...
Title
Year
1994 Order Number    19300067  
 
Price
CHF 12,00  / US$ 14,40 Developing countries    CHF 8,40
English
Alerts clinicians, researchers, and public health professionals to weaknesses in the current international reference used for over a decade to monitor the growth and nutritional status of infants. .../...
Title
Year
1991 Order Number    18200006 ISBN-13
 9789241544320
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
A dictionary of over 750 metabolic, nutritional, and endocrine disorders, each entered under a single recommended name, concisely defined, and accompanied by a comprehensive list of synonyms. .../...
Title
Author Krasovec, K., Anderson, M.A.
Year
1991 Order Number    16100529 ISBN-13
 9789275115299
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
A state-of-the-art report on the use of simple, inexpensive anthropometric indicators to measure the nutritional status of pregnant women, predict pregnancy outcome, and identify women at risk. .../...
Title
Author Akre, J.
Year
1990 Order Number    00306701 ISBN-13
 9789240686700
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
.
Establishes the scientific basis for addressing the many questions that surround the appropriate feeding of infants during their first year of life. Noting that adequate diet is more critical in early infancy than at any other time in life, the review considers what knowledge about infant physiology can contribute to the understanding of nutritional needs. .../...
Title
Author Riboli, E., Saracci, R.
Year
1988 Order Number    17700004 ISBN-13
 9789283214151
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
Summary unavailable.
Title
Author Gopalan, C.
Year
1987 Order Number    15800015 ISBN-13
 9789290221845
Price
CHF 17,00  / US$ 20,40 Developing countries    CHF 11,90
English
Summary unavailable.
Title
Year
1986 Order Number    11500256 ISBN-13
 9789241542104
Price
CHF 16,00  / US$ 19,20 Developing countries    CHF 16,00
English
A task-oriented manual for the training of community health workers in nutrition. Information and instructions are presented in two main parts. The first features chapters introducing the purpose and uses of the guidelines, the skills necessary to make the trainer a more effective teacher, and the basic facts about foods and nutrition which the health worker should be taught. .../...
Title
Year
1983 Order Number    11500208 ISBN-13
 9789241541664
Price
CHF 14,00  / US$ 16,80 Developing countries    CHF 9,80
English
Summary unavailable.
Title
Author Aykroyd, W.R.
Year
1970 Order Number    11500024 ISBN-13
 9789241560184
Price
CHF 9,00  / US$ 10,80 Developing countries    CHF 6,30
English
Summary unavailable.
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