Prospects for Improving Nutrition in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Under-nutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies are critical issues for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Failure to target programs to address the impact of malnutrition, has led to high rates of under-nutrition, and iron and iodine deficiencies. This report highlights the life-threatening nutrition problems confronting people in the region, and suggests strategies for change: a) improving infant feeding, particularly in Central Asia, to reduce unacceptably high rates of under-nutrition in young children; b) increasing consumption of iodized salt, to reduce compromised intelligence levels; and, c) developing programs to reduce iron deficiency anemia in women, and young children. Policymakers, and healthcare providers must develop, and deliver consistent, persuasive messages. This book aims to help raise awareness of nutrition problems in the region, and, suggests solutions for reducing malnutrition.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Rokx, Claudia, Galloway, Rae, Brown, Lynn
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2002
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACUTE MALNUTRITION, ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, ADULTHOOD, ALCOHOL, ALS, ANEMIA, ANEMIA PREVALENCE, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, BIRTH OUTCOMES, BIRTH-WEIGHT, BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS, BIRTHS, BLINDNESS, BODY WEIGHT, CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CARE PROVIDERS, CAROTENOIDS, CHILD CARE, CHILD DEATHS, CHILD MALNUTRITION, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD WELFARE, CHILDHOOD, CHILDHOOD DISEASES, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CHRONIC UNDERNUTRITION, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, DIABETES, DIARRHEA, DIET, DIETARY INTAKE, DIETS, ENERGY INTAKE, ETHNIC GROUPS, FAMILIES, FATS, FEEDING, FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, FOOD AVAILABILITY, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD INTAKE, FOOD POLICY, FOOD PRICES, FRUIT, GOITER, HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH RISKS, HEALTH SERVICES, HEART DISEASE, HEMORRHAGE, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HYPERTENSION, IDD, IMCI, IMMUNIZATION, IMR, INFANCY, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFANT MORTALITY RATES, INFANTS, INFECTION, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS, INTERVENTION, INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION, IODINE, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS, IRON, IRON DEFICIENCY, IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA, IUDS, LBW, LEARNING, LEGAL STATUS, LIFESTYLES, LIVE BIRTHS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MALARIA, MALNUTRITION, MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL NUTRITION, MEASLES, MEAT, MEDIA, MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL RETARDATION, MICRO- NUTRIENTS, MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION, MICRONUTRIENTS, MODERATE MALNUTRITION, MORBIDITY, NATIONAL HEALTH, NEONATAL PERIOD, NORMAL CHILDREN, NUTRITION, NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE, NUTRITION POLICY, NUTRITION PROBLEMS, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OBESITY, OBESITY PREVALENCE, OLDER CHILDREN, OLIVE OIL, OVERWEIGHT, PARASITIC INFECTIONS, PEER REVIEW, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PREMATURE DEATH, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION, PRODUCTIVITY, PROTEIN, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY OF LIFE, REPRODUCTIVE AGE, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, RISK FACTORS, RISK OF MORBIDITY, SANITATION, SEVERE MALNUTRITION, SEVERE VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, SPONTANEOUS ABORTIONS, STUNTED CHILDREN, STUNTING, UNDERNUTRITION, UNEMPLOYMENT, VEGETABLES, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCIES, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION, VITAMIN C, VITAMIN E, VITAMINS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WASTING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1760787/prospects-improving-nutrition-eastern-europe-central-asia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14009
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