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ASSOCIATED AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS

Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP)
Carretera Roosevelt, Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Tel. 43762. Cable: INCAP GUATEMALA. Co-ordinator: Dr. Guillermo Arroyave.

The Nutrition Center of the Philippines (NCP)
Nutrition Center of the Philippines Bldg., South Super Highway, Nichols Interchange, Makati, Metro Manila 3116, Philippines. Tel. 85-30-71 to 79. Cable: NUTRICEN MANILA. Co-ordinator: Dr. Rodolfo Florentino.

Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI)
Mysore 570013, India. Tel. 22298. Cable: UNVERCENT MYSORE. Telex: 0846-241 FTRI IN. Co-ordinator: Dr. S.K. Majumder.

The International Food and Nutrition Policy end Planning program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard School of Public Health (IFNP)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 20A-201, Cambridge, Mass. 02139, USA. Tel. 1617) 253-7617. Cable: MIT CAM. Telex: 92-1573 MIT CAM. Co-ordinator: Dr. Richard Lockwood.

Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana (DNFS)
PO Box 134, Legon, Ghana. Cable: UNIVERSITY LEGON. Coordinator: Dr. R. Orraca-Tetteh.

Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University (INMU)
Salaya Campus, c/o Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Rama Vl Road, Bangkok 4, Thailand. Tel. 282-6435. Co-ordinator: Dr. Aree Valyasevi.

National Food Research Institute (NFRI)
2-1-2 Kanondai, Yatabe-machi, Tsukoba-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-21, Japan. Tel. 02975-6-8011. Co-ordinator: Dr. Nobuzo Tsumura.

Universidad del Valle (UVC)
Apartado Aereo 20353, Cali, Colombia. Co ordinator: Dr. Luis Fajardo.

University of the West Indies (UWI)
St. Augustine Campus: Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Tel. 662-7171. Cable: STOMATA PORT OF SPAIN. Resident Co-ordinator: Dr. Lloyd Rankine. Mona Campus: Tropical Metabolism Research Unit, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica. Tel. 927-6661. Cable: UNIVERS JAMAICA. Contact: Dr. Alan Jackson.

The UNU Sub-programme on Food, Nutrition, and Poverty also co operates with the following institutions end organizations.

Through IFNP:
Department of Nutrition, Cornell University, USA
Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, USA
Department of Nutrition, University of Connecticut, USA
Food Protein Research and Development Center, Texas A&M University System, USA
Division of Geographic Medicine, Tufts University Medical Center, USA
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Massachusets, USA
In the United Kingdom:
Tropical Products Institute (TPI), London
Dunn Laboratories, Cambridge
Department of Food Science, University of Reading, Reading
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford

Through NCP:
University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Philippines
International Food Policy Research institute (IFPRI)
International Union of Food Science and Technology (lUFoST)
International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)

In the United Nations system, the UNU Sub-programme on Food, Nutrition, and Poverty co-operates with the appropriate units or divisions of the following organizations with which the University has memoranda of understanding. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) World Health Organization (WHO)

The University is represented on the Administrative Committee on Co ordination- Sub-committee on Nutrition.

IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA RESEARCH NETWORK

Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Casilla 15138, Santiago 11, Chile. Principal investigator: Dr. Abraham Stekel.

Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Apartado 1827, Caracas, Venezuela. Principal investigator: Dr. Miguel Layrisse.

Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University (INMU), Salaya Campus, c/o Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Ramathibodi Hospital, Rama Vl Road, Bangkok 4, Thailand. Principal investigator: Dr. Aree Valyasevi.

Maternal and Child Health Services, Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt. Principal investigator: Dr. Loufti M. El-Sayyad.

Nutrition Research and Development Center, Komplek GIZI Jalan Semboja, Bogor, Indonesia. Principal investigator: Dr. Darwin Karyadi.

Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), Carretera Roosevelt, Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Principal investigator: Dr. Benjamin Torún.

CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY RESEARCH NETWORK

Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), Carretera Roosevelt, Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Principal investigator: Dr. Benjamin Torún.

Universidad del Valle (UVC), Apartado Aereo 20353, Cali, Colombia. Principal investigator: Dr. Julio Reina.

Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., USA. Principal investigator: Dr. William Dietz.

UNU DEVELOPMENT STUDIES DIVISION

Vice-Rector: Dr. Miguel Urrutia
Staff of the Sub-programme on Food,, Nutrition, and Poverty
Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw, Programme Director'
Dr. H.A.B. Parpia, Senior Programme Officer
Ms. Rozanne Chorlton, Assistant Programme Officer
Mrs. Audrey Yuse, Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Elsie Kimi Buma, Secretary
Ms. Noriko Hasegawa, Secretary
Ms. Karen Bushold, Administrative Secretary.
Miss Jane Dittrich, Editorial Assistant.
Mrs. Margaret Mubirumusoke, Information Specialist.

* Part-time in the Cambridge office of the sub-programme: 20A-201, Massachusetts institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 02139, USA. Tel. (617) 253-7617. Cable: MIT CAM. Telex: 92-1473 MIT CAM.

NOTE FOR CONTRIBUTORS

The editors of the Food and Nutrition Bulletin welcome contributions of relevance to its concerns (see the statement of editorial policy on the inside of the back cover). Submission of an article does not guarantee publication-which depends on the judgement of the editors as to its relevance and quality.

Language. Contributions may be in English, French, or Spanish. If French or Spanish is used, the author should submit an abstract in English if possible.

Format. Contributions should be typed, double-spaced, preferably on A4 (210 x 297 mm) or American letter-size (81/2 x 11 in.) paper with margins of at least 2.5-3 cm (1-1 1/4. in.) on each side. (if larger paper must be used, the type area should be kept within the limits for A4 paper.)

Length. Ordinarily contributions should not exceed 4,000 words or an equivalent length in pages including figures, tables, and references.

Tables and figures. Any tables and figures should be on separate sheets of paper. Tables should use horizontal ruled lines only Figures should be clearly and accurately drawn and clearly labelled.

Photographs. Ideally photographic material should be submitted in the form of black and white negatives or black and white glossy prints. Photographs will not be returned unless a specific request is made.

Units of measurement Preferably measurements should be expressed in metric units If other units are used, their metric equivalents should be indicated.

References. References should be listed at the end of the article, also double-spaced. A reference to a book or other separately published work should include full indication of the name(s) of the author(s), title of the work, and publisher and place and year of publication. A reference to an article in a book should include the name(s) of the author(s) of the article, title of the article, editor(s) of the book and title of the book, publisher and place and year of publication, and the page numbers of the article. A reference to an article in a journal should include the author(s), title of the article, name of the journal, volume and issue number and date, and page numbers of the article. Unpublished material should not be listed in the references.

Identification. Contributors should give their full name and official affiliation. If the material in the article has been previously presented or is planned to be published elsewhere- in the same or modified form-a note should be included giving the details.

Manuscript copies. The contributor should keep a duplicate copy of the manuscript. Manuscripts which are not accepted for publication will not be returned.

Contributions should be addressed to:
The Editor
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
United Nations University, Toho Seimei Building
15-1 Shibuya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150, Japan

NOTE A L'INTENTION DES AUTEURS

La rédaction du Food and Nutrition Bulletin recherche des articles traitant de sujets correspondent à ses thèmes (voir a l'interieure de la couverture de dos la politique editoriale de cette revue). La remise d'un manuscrit ne signifie pas sa publication, qui depend de l'opinion de la redaction sur son intérêt et sa qualité.

Langues: Les manuscrits peuvent être rédigés en anglais, en français ou en espagnol, et dens ces deux derniers cas, I'auteur ajoutera, si possible, un resume en anglais.

Format: Les manuscrits doivent être dactylographies, en double interligne, de preference sur du papier de format A4 (210 x 297 mm) avec des merges de 2,5 ou 3 cm de part et d'autre. (Si un papier plus grand dolt être utilisé, on limitera la partie dactylographiée au format A4).

Longueur: Les manuscrits ne doivent pas, ordinairement, dépasser 4 000 moss, ou l'équivalent en nombre de pages s'il y a des figures, des tableaux et une bibliographic.

Tableaux et figures: Ils doivent être reportes sur des feuillets séparés. Les tableaux dolvent être reproduits avec les partitions horizontales, mais non verticales. Les figures doivent être claires et précises, avec légendes explicites.

Photographies: En principe, les matériaux photographiques doivent être remis sous forme de négatifs noir et blanc sur papier brillant. Sauf demande expresse les photographies ne seront pas renvoyées.

Unités de mesure: On utilisera de preference le système métrique. Si d'autres systèmes vent utilises, l'équivalent métrique doit être indique.

Bibliographie: Wile doit figurer à la fin du manuscrit, en double interligne. La reference à un ouvrage ou à tous travaux déjà publics doit comprendre une indication complete du nom du ou des auteurs, du titre, de la maison d'édition et de l'annee de publication. La reference à une communication figurant dans un ouvrage doit comprendre le nom du ou des auteurs, le titre, le responsable de la publication et le titre de celle-ci, la maison d'édition, l'année de publication et la pagination de la communication. Une reference à un article figurant dans un périodique doit indiquer l'auteur ou les auteurs, le titre de l'article, le nom du périodique, le volume et le numéro, la date et la pagination. Ne renfermez pas les references des manuscrits inedits.

Identification: Les auteurs doivent indiquer leur nom complet et leur fonction officielle. Si l'article a déjà été remis auparavant ou est retenu pour une autre publication-sous la même forme ou sous une forme modifiée-on l'indiquera de façon détaillée.

Copies du manuscrit: L'auteur doit conserver un double, Les manuscrits non publics ne vent pas renvoyés.

Les auteurs s'adresseront à la rédaction du Food and Nutrition Bulletin
United Nations University, Toho Seimei Building
15-1 Shibuya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150, Japan

NOTAS PARA EL envío DE CONTRIBUCIONES

Los editores del Food and Nutrition Bulletin agradecen el envío de contribuciones pertinentes al tema de la revista . La presentación de un articulo no es garantía de su publicación, la cual dependerá del criterio de los editores en lo que respecta a su pertinencia y calidad.

Idioma. Las contribuciones podrán remitirse en los idiomas español, francés o inglés. En cave de utilizar español o francés, el autor deberá incluir, de ser posible, un resumen en inglés.

Formato. Las contribuciones deberán presentarse a doble espacio, mecanografiadas, preferiblemente en papeles A4 (210 x 297 mm), o tamaño carta estadounidense (81/2 x 11 pulgadas), con márgenes de por io menos 2,5-3 cm (1-11/4.pulgadas) de cada lado. (Si se use paper de mayor tamaño, la zona mecano-grafiada no deberá exceder los límites del paper A4.)

Longitud. Las contribuciones ordinaries no deberán exceder las 4.000 palabras o su longitud equivalente en paginas, inclusive cuadros, cifras y referencias.

Cuadros y cifras. Todos los cuadros y cifras deberán presentarse en hojas de paper por separado. Los cuadros deberán presentarse en forma clara y precise y con rotulado legible. Las cifras utilizaran únicamente líneas horizontales.

Fotografías. Preferentemente se utilizara material fotográfico remitido bajo la forma de negativos de color blanco y negro o impresos brillantes en blanco y negro. De no mediar un pedido especial, no se devolverán las Fotografías.

Unidades de medida. Las medidas deberán expresarse preferentemente en unidades metrical. De utilizarse otras unidades, deberán indicarse sus equivalentes en el sistema métrico decimal.

Referencias. Al final del articulo deberán consignarse las referencias, también en doble espacio. La referencia a un libro u otra obra publicada por separado deberá incluir indicación complete del nombre o los nombres del autor o los autores, titulo del trabajo, editorial y lugaxr y fecha de publicación. La referencia a un articulo de un libro deberá comprender el nombre o los nombres del autor o los autores del articulo, el titulo del mismo, editores del libro y titulo dei mismo, editorial, lugar y fecha de publicación, y numeración de las paginas del articulo. La referencia a un articulo de una revista comprenderá nombres del autor o autores, titulo del articulo, nombre de la publicación, volumen y numero y fecha, así como la numeración de las paginas del articulo. El material sin publicar no debe incluirse en las referencias.

Identificación. Los autores deberán consignar su nombre completo y la institución en que cumplen funciones. Si el material del articulo ha sido presentado previamente o se prevé su publicación en otra parte, en forma igual o modificada, se deberá agregar una note con detalles sobre dicha publicación.

Copias manuscritas. El contribuyente deberá conservar una copia o duplicado del manuscrito. No se devolverán los manuscritos que no se acepten pare publicación.

Las contribuciones deberán dirigirse a:
The Editor
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
United Nations University, Toho Seimei Building
15-1 Shibuya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150, Japón

UNU Publications on Food and Nutrition

The Use of Organic Residues in Rural Communities

The first six papers in this report, the second in the applied microbiology series, deal with residues of potential importance as animal feeds, and a further six discuss the application of fermentation technology to carbohydrate substrates for the production of materials suitable for human consumption. Alternative biological energy sources are considered, as is biotechnology for rural communities. Separate discussions on biogas, cellulosic wastes, and carbohydrate and other residues are also included.

IPWN-2/UNUP-362 ISBN 92-808-0362-X 16.5 x 23.5 cm, paper-bound, in press

Protein-Energy Requirements of Developing Countries: Evaluation of New Data

A report of a joint UNU-International Union of Nutritional Sciences working group describing and evaluating data obtained from research to determine the amounts of protein in usual diets required for nitrogen balance and, in the case of children, for growth as well. The discussions and presentations of data from nineteen countries are accompanied by a comparative tabulation and analysis of the nitrogen-balance data reported; and the working group's recommendations for the additional research most urgently required for an in-depth review of international recommendations for protein-energy requirements are outlined.

WHTR-4/UNUP-295 ISBN 92-8084295-X 268 pages, 16.5 x 23.5 cm, paper-bound

Interdisciplinary Dialogue on World Hunger

In order to define an acceptable set of goals, processes, and indicators for food and nutrition policy and to forge practicable recommendations for research and training, the UNU World Hunger Programme met with the Human and Social Development Programme in a workshop in March 1979. This report describes an attempt to apply the approaches of one group to the research and training programmes of another through substantive interdisciplinary dialogue.

IPDHW-1 /UNUP-229 ISBN 92-8084229-1 67 pages, 16.5 x 23.5 cm, paper-bound

Nutritional Evaluation of Protein Foods

A report of a joint UNU-lnternational Union of Nutrition Sciences working group presenting a revision of the methods for the comprehensive assessment of the nutritive value of food and feed protein sources. It begins with the determination of nitrogen content, the identification of the principal nitrogenous constituents of the food, and the assessment of nutritional values, including digestibility, by means of in vitro and in vivo assays. The methods and procedures as well as their significance and limitations are considered.

WHTR-3/UNUP-129 ISBN 92-808-0129-5 154 pages, 16.5 x 23.5 cm, paper-bound

Food Price Policies and Nutrition in Latin America

A workshop report analysing the effects of governmental food price policies on the nutritional status of the populations of Latin America and the Caribbean. It points out areas that need further research and suggests methods for conducting it that can be adopted by third-world governments, It also seeks to increase the awareness of industrialized countries of the impact of their international trade policies on the citizens of developing countries.

WHTR-2/UNUP-128 ISBN 92-8084128-7 170 pages, 16.5 x 23.5 cm, paper-bound

Bioconversion of Organic Residues for Rural Communities

A compilation of papers from a workshop on the development of techniques for the production of biomass from organic residues-focusing on the potential of bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and algae to upgrade organic wastes into valuable feed products through simple fermentation processes. Especially for developing countries with predominantly rural populations it is imperative that such low-cost bioconversion techniques be fully encouraged for improvement of the socio-economic, nutritional, and health conditions of rural areas.

IPWN-1/UNUP-43 ISBN 92-80840434 176 pages, 21.4 x 28 cm, paper-bound

Protein-Energy Requirements under Conditions Prevailing in Developing Countries: Current Knowledge and Research Needs

A report on the current state of knowledge regarding protein and energy requirements and appropriate dietary allowances for people living under the conditions prevailing in developing countries and consuming local diets. It brings together much previously unevaluated original data-and points up the failure of present international recommendations to take sufficiently into account the protein energy needs for recovery and catch-up growth following frequent acute and chronic infections and differences in the digestibility and protein quality of local diets, A principal function of the report is to provide suggestions for further needed research.

WHTR-1 /UN UP-18 ISBN 92-8084018-3 73 pages, 16.5 x 23.5 cm, paper-bound

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