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Cameron M, Hofvander Y. 1971. Manual on feeding infants and young children: For application in the developing areas of the world, with special reference to home-made weaning foods. New York, NY: Protein Advisory Group of the United Nations System, 239 pp.

Annotation: This manual discusses preventing malnutrition among preschool children by providing protein-rich weaning food when breastfeeding is no longer possible. It provides information on normal growth and development during the first five years, nutritional needs of children, major causes of morbidity and mortality in children during the first five years, diseases, nutritional value of food, food processing and its effect on nutrients, nutritional education, supplementary foods, planning an infant feeding program, and recipes. It ends with three appendices, including a glossary, and a list of recommended reading.

Keywords: Child nutrition, Developing countries, Guidelines, Infant feeding, Infant nutrition, MCH programs, Manuals, Prevention programs, Proteins, Weaning

World Health Organization. 1965. Protein requirements: Report of a joint FAO/WHO expert group. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 72 pp. (World Health Organization technical report series; no. 301)

Annotation: This report revises a 1957 report on protein requirements and formulates recommendations for the requirements of population groups. It discusses the background of the problem, methods of approach in estimating protein requirements, reference protein requirements, amino acid requirements and amino acid patterns, factors affecting the protein values of food, practical applications, and further research. Tables provide information on evaluating the protein intake of population groups and planning diets and food supplies. It ends with annexes providing a glossary of terms, method of calculating proteins, and protein in current food supplies of selected countries.

Keywords: Dietary assessment, Dietary guidelines, Health, Proteins, World Health Organization

Pollack H, Halpern SL, and Committee on Therapeutic Nutrition. 1952. Therapeutic nutrition. Washington, DC: National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, 94 pp.

Annotation: This report presents a consensus approach to therapeutic nutrition, with an emphasis on recovery from acute catabolic episodes that produce drastic metabolic derangement of normal physiological processes. The report includes the following sections: (1) functions of components of diet in metabolism, (2) non-dietary factors affecting metabolism, (3) the endocrine glands and metabolism, (4) evaluation of nutritional status, (5) consequences of nutritional deficiency, (6) the relation of protein disequilibrium to disease, (7) nutritional requirements of the sick, injured, and convalescent, (8) therapeutic nutrition for specified conditions, (9) the treatment of starvation and severe undernutrition, (10) problems of nutrition under emergency disaster situations, (11) the problem of prophylaxis against emergency nutritional deficiency: minimal allowances and rationing, (12) summary and conclusions, and (13) references.

Keywords: Diet, Disasters, Emergencies, Endocrine diseases, Metabolism, Nutrition, Nutritional requirements, Nutritional status, Proteins, Resource allocation, Starvation
   

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