Nutrition: A Foundation for Development
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        Nutrition: A Foundation for Development.......................................................................................................1
           Nutrition: Making the Case − Brief 1 of 12..............................................................................................1
             Suggested Reading..........................................................................................................................3
           Nutrition and Education − Brief 2 of 12...................................................................................................4
             Good Nutrition Is Essential If Learning Is to Occur..........................................................................4
             Improving Educational Performance through Nutrition....................................................................5
             Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
             Suggested Reading..........................................................................................................................6
           Nutrition and Population − Brief 3 of 12..................................................................................................8
             The Links between Nutrition and Demographic Change..................................................................8
             Nutrition Components in Population Programs................................................................................9
             Conclusions....................................................................................................................................10
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................10
           Nutrition and Health − Brief 4 of 12......................................................................................................11
             Nutrition as a Promoter of Good Health.........................................................................................12
             Incorporating Nutrition Interventions into Health Sector Programs................................................13
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................13
           Nutrition and the Environment − Brief 5 of 12.......................................................................................15
             The Environment−Nutrition Connection.........................................................................................15
             Seeking Sustainable Solutions.......................................................................................................16
             Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................16
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................17
           Nutrition and Agriculture − Brief 6 of 12................................................................................................18
             Raising Agriculture’s Impact on Poverty and Malnutrition..............................................................18
             Increasing Farmers’ Ability to Meet Changing Consumer Demands..............................................19
             Increasing Collaboration between Agriculture and Nutrition..........................................................20
             Conclusions....................................................................................................................................21
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................21
           Nutrition and Gender − Brief 7 of 12.....................................................................................................21
             Gender Inequality Is Bad for All.....................................................................................................22
             Improving Female Status by Improving Nutrition...........................................................................22
             Interventions to Improve Nutrition Status of Females....................................................................23
             Partnership between the Gender Community and the Nutrition Community: A Win−Win
                Proposition..............................................................................................................................24
             Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................24
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................25
           Nutrition and Poverty − Brief 8 of 12.....................................................................................................25
             Why Is Public Action Needed?.......................................................................................................25
             Empowering People for Poverty Reduction...................................................................................26
             Empowering Communities.............................................................................................................27
             Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................27
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................29
           Nutrition and Crises − Brief 9 of 12.......................................................................................................30
             Nutrition Problems as a Cause of Conflict.....................................................................................31
             Nutrition and Vulnerability to Shocks.............................................................................................31
             Nutrition in the Management of Crises...........................................................................................32
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................33
           Nutrition and Human Rights − Brief 10 of 12........................................................................................34
             How Can Nutrition Help Advance the Human−Rights−in−Development Agenda?........................34
             More to Be Done............................................................................................................................36
             Concluding Remarks......................................................................................................................37
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................37
           Nutrition and Communities − Brief 11 of 12..........................................................................................38
             Local Growth Monitoring................................................................................................................38
             Not Top Down or Bottom Up, but Both...........................................................................................39
             The Continuum of Community Participation...................................................................................40
             Capacity Building at the Local Level..............................................................................................40
             Conclusions....................................................................................................................................40
             Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................41
           Nutrition and Politics − Brief 12 of 12...................................................................................................41
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    Nutrition: A Foundation for Development
          Policy Entrepreneurship.................................................................................................................42
          Benefits and Burdens.....................................................................................................................43
          Social Processes and Context.......................................................................................................43
          Translating Nutrition.......................................................................................................................44
          Suggested Reading........................................................................................................................45
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