Poverty, disadvantage and food insecurity

Book: Nutritional requirements vary greatly according to age and lifestyle. This evidence-based, comprehensive text is a complete guide to eating habits across age and population groups. It provides the recommendations for intakes of nutrients and foods, and diet to achieve optimum health.Chapters systematically examine the nutritional issues for individuals from preconception, pregnancy and breastfeeding through to adulthood and old age. The text features an overview of dietary patterns by age group based on national scientific survey data together with the latest recommendations for optimum nutrition to maintain well-being and address specific health concerns. The final section examines nutrition issues for specific populations including indigenous groups, athletes and the disadvantaged. Throughout the text, key points are illustrated by case studies and the reader's knowledge is tested via quizzes and study questions.With chapters from leading nutrition researchers and educators in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, this is an excellent introduction to nutrition through the lifespan.

Chapter: Education, employment, income and health are linked
to disadvantage. Poverty and food insecurity arise from
disadvantage, and the more disadvantaged a person,
the more likely they are to have health problems. This
chapter looks at disadvantage, poverty, food insecurity
and health and introduces the reader to some policy and
practice approaches to tackling some of the problems.

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