Preface to Volume II

Acknowledgements

Foreword*

1. Nutrition Trends in 14 Countries

Introduction
Indicators of Nutritional Change
Overview of Nutritional Trends and Some Determinants
Implications for Policy
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Egypt
Kenya
Nigeria
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico

2. Methods and Statistics

Introduction
Prevalence and numbers of children underweight

Data Sources
Steps in calculating underweight prevalence at regional level
Models to predict underweight prevalence
Age misreporting: Diagnosis and correction of non-random errors¹
Examples: Pakistan and Egypt data

GNP and prevalence of underweight children
Estimates of dietary energy deficient (underfed) population¹
Women's nutritional status indicators
Chronic and infectious diseases
Description of other data used in this report

Background country studies prepared for ACC/SCN, used in the second report on the world nutrition situation

References

Sources of Data