For the past thirteen years, symposia have been held either in South America or in Mexico on subjects of special interest to Latin American scientists. When the opportunity of holding the 14th International Biological Symposium in Guate mala was offered, it was most welcome, especially as the occasion was the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP). With the encouragement of members of the Ford Foundation staff and the National Academy of Sciences, the idea for a symposium on the broad approach to the problem of nutrition was developed by Dr. Moises Behar, the second director of INCAP, 1961-1974, Dr. Nevin Scrimshaw, fIrst director of INCAP, 1949-1961, and members of the INCAP staff. Because the availability of food has become a serious international problem, a discussion of the underlying problems was most timely. INCAP, one of the pioneer and leading institutions in the area of nutrition, has a profound influence on nutrition in Latin America. The meeting was attended by about 300 scientists from more than 20 countries. Because this was the fIrst symposium in this series to be held in Central America, it provided an opportunity to get acquainted with scientists from many of the Central American republics. It was especially rewarding that so many students from the Central American universities attended this meeting.
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edited by Nevin S. Scrimshaw, Moisés Béhar

Alexander Hollaender

Basic Life Sciences -- 7, Basic life sciences -- 7., Boston, MA, United States, 1976

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976, 2012

United States, United States of America

Springer Nature, New York, NY, 2013

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Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Man, Food, and Environmental Interrelationships....Pages 3-12
Definition of the Nutrition Problem — Poverty and Malnutrition in Mother and Child....Pages 13-23
Microenvironmental Factors in Severe Protein-Calorie Malnutrition....Pages 25-35
Perspectives and Priorities in Food and Nutrition Planning....Pages 37-44
The Environment of the Malnourished Child....Pages 45-66
The Nutritional Status of Latin American Adults....Pages 67-76
Nutritional Problems in the Labor Force and Their Relation to Economic Development....Pages 77-85
Definition of the Nutrition Problem in the Labor Force....Pages 87-98
Nutrition and Development: The Dynamics of Commitment....Pages 99-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Technological and Ecological Limitations to Production of Food Crops....Pages 121-138
Technological and Ecological Problems Limiting Production of Foods of Animal Origin....Pages 139-151
Aquatic Protein in Latin America....Pages 153-156
Technological and Ecological Problems Limiting the Production of Freshwater and Marine Fishes in Latin America....Pages 157-161
Food and Cash Crop Competition....Pages 163-169
Energy and Food....Pages 171-178
Energy and Food: A Comment....Pages 179-183
Balancing the Benefits and Risks of the Application of Science to Agriculture and Food Production....Pages 185-192
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Postharvest Losses — Impact of Their Prevention on Food Supplies, Nutrition, and Development....Pages 195-206
Control of Postharvest Losses Caused by Fungi in Food and Feed Grains....Pages 207-213
Food Processing Problems and Potential....Pages 215-233
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Food Distribution — Limitations on Supplies and Consumption....Pages 237-246
Population Trends and Policies in Latin America....Pages 247-262
Cultural Interaction and Child Nutrition (Toward a Curvilinear Compromise?)....Pages 263-273
Food Attitudes to Actualize Community Nutrition Education....Pages 275-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Prospects for Agricultural Production in Latin America....Pages 291-293
Prospects for Improving the Production of Cereals....Pages 295-307
Improving the Production and Nutritional Quality of Food Legumes....Pages 309-323
Improving the Production of Legumes and Oilseeds....Pages 325-329
The Potential Impact of Research on Vegetable Production....Pages 331-342
Poultry and Swine Production in Latin America — Prospects for Expansion....Pages 343-353
Ruminant Production in Increasing Animal Foods in Latin America....Pages 355-362
The Role of Ruminants in Tropical America....Pages 363-368
Increasing the Production of Ruminants in Tropical America....Pages 369-373
Fisheries Prospects for the Future—Freshwater and Marine....Pages 375-397
Improving Patterns of Consumption....Pages 399-405
Fortification of Foods with Nutrients....Pages 407-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
The Application of Science and Technology to Long-Range Solutions: Multiple Cropping Potentials....Pages 423-441
Genetics of Food Crop Improvement....Pages 443-464
Genetic Improvement of Cereal Proteins....Pages 465-472
Production and Use of Protein Concentrates....Pages 473-486
Back Matter....Pages 487-500

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