Food, Man, and Society

Food, Man, and Society Description

Nutrition and Science.- Food and History.- Proteins in Medieval Northern Europe.- The Global Pattern of the History of Food.- References.- Geographic Perspectives on Man's Food Quest.- Beef Eating and the Hindu Sacred Cow Concept.- References.- Availability of Food.- Food Production and Population.- Food Availability and Physiological Requirements.- Patterns of Food Availability.- Distribution of the Available Food with a Country.- Future Prospects for Food Availability.- Reference.- Clinical Manifestations of Malnutrition.- Protein-Calorie Malnutrition.- Avitaminosis A.- References.- Attacking the Malnutrition Problem.- The Root Causes.- Poverty.- Food Supply and Population Growth.- The Health-Nutrition Interface.- Knowledge and Beliefs.- Nutrition Planning.- An Integrated Approach.- References.- Food and Socioeconomic Development.- Sociocultural Factors.- Migrations.- Acculturation.- Education.- Feeding Practices.- Summary.- References.- Ethical and Cultural Aspects in Human Food Behavior Implication in Food Planning.- Nutritional Planning.- Food.- Nutritional Diseases.- Nutritional Needs.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- Benefit-Risk Decision Making and Food Safety.- The Need for Technology.- The Benefits of Technology.- The Risks and Alternatives.- Types of Benefit-Risk.- The Ethics of Benefit-Risk Decision Making.- References.- Food, Tradition, and Prestige.- Food for Display.- Prestige and Gastronomy.- Food, Prestige and Aristocracy.- Three Concrete Examples.- References.- Food Faddisms.- The Health Food Bonanza.- Definitions.- Why So Much Food Faddism and Quackery.- Eating Safely Through the Eighties.- Food in a Growing World.- Conclusion.- Teaching Aspects Education and Training in Nutrition.- Nutrition in Medical Study Programs.- Paramedical StaffConcerned with Nutrition Problems.- Nutrition and a Subejct and as a Scientific Discipline.- Nutrition and a Subject Within Other Fields.- Education in Food and Nutrition.- Better Care for Children.- Malnutrition in Highly Developed Industrialized Countries.- Summary.- References.- Food and Health: Considerations of the Protein Metabolism with Special Reference to Amino Acid Requirements and Imbalance.- Basic Facts and Definitions.- Amino Acid Requirements and Biological Value of Proteins.- The Utilization of Protein Combinations in Man.- Amino Acid Imbalance and Amino Acid Fortification.- Mechanisms Regulating Protein Metabolism.- Assessment Problems.- Outlook.- References.- Food and Genetic Development.- Induced Mutagenesis.- Evolution and Selection.- Food and Expression of Genes.- Genetic Regulation.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- Food and Psychological Development.- References.- Food and Human Brain Development.- References.- Nutrition and Development.- References.- Biochemical Development and Nutrition of the Newborn.- Biochemical Immaturity.- Protein in the Feeding of Preterm Infants.- Conclusion.- References.