Section outline

  • Topic: Global Nutrition – Essential Nutrients, Macronutrients, Micronutrients, Hunger and Food Security; Micronutrient Deficiencies (Vitamin A Deficiency; Iodine Deficiency Disorders; Iron Deficiency Anemia; Zinc Deificiency); Preventing Micronutrient Deficiencies; Underweight, Overweight and Obesity; Nutritionally Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn H. Jacobson, Chapter 11, pp 249-268;

    Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 177-196.