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ASSOCIATED 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. Victor VaIverde
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. Mercedes de Solon
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI)
Mysore 570013, India Tel. 22298. Cable: UNVERCENT MYSORE.
Telex: 0846-241 FTRI IN. Co-ordinator: Dr. B. L. Amla
The International Food and Nutrition Policy and Planning
Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard School
of Public Health (IFNP)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 20A-201, Cambridge,
Mass. 02139, USA. Tel. (617) 253-7617. Cable: MIT CAM. Telex:
92-1473 MIT CAM.
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of
Ghana (DNFS)
P.O. Box 134, Legon, Ghana, Cable: UNIVERSITY LEGON.
Co-ordinator: 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, Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki-ken
300-21, Japan. Tel. 02975-6-8011. Co-ordinator: Dr. Keiji Umeda
Universidad del Valle (UVC)
Apartado Aéreo 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
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA)
University of Chile, Casilla 15138, Santiago 11, Chile. Tel.
214105, 214030. Cable: INTA CHILE. Co-ordinator: Dr. Ricardo Uauy
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street (Gower Street), London WC1E 7HT, England. Tel.
01-636 8636. Co-ordinator: Dr. Philip Payne
Netherlands International Nutrition Institute (NINI)
Lawickse Allee 11, P.O. Box 88, 6700 AB, Wageningen,
Netherlands. Tel (08370) 19040. Co-ordinator: Dr. Joseph Hautvast
Institute of Agricultural Chemistry and Food Technology
Jaime Roig 11, Valencia 10, Spain. Tel. 369-08-00. Cable:
IATA Valencia 10, Spain. Co-ordinator: Dr. Salvador Barber
Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of
Dhaka
Dhaka-2, Bangladesh. Tel. 500288. Cable: NUTRITION DHAKA.
Co-ordinator: Dr. Kamal Ahmad
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
PO Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul, Korea. Tel (967) 8801. Cable:
KISTROK. Telex: KISTROK K 27380. Co-ordinator: Dr. Tai-Wan
Kwon
OTHER CO-OPERATING ORGANIZATIONS
Through IFNP:
Department of Nutrition, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., USA
Departments of Nutrition and Medical Anthropology, University of
Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., USA
Divisions of Geographic Medicine and Nutrition, Tufts University,
Medford, Mass., USA
Department of Communications, Stanford University, Stanford,
Calif., USA
School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
Md., USA
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., USA
Through the British Council:
Tropical Products Institute (TPI), London, UK
Dunn Laboratories, Cambridge, UK
Department of Food Science, University of Reading, Reading, UK
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford, UK
Institute of Child Health, University of London, London, UK
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton,
UK
Agricultural Research Council, Food Research Institute, Norwich,
UK
Through NCP:
University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Los Baños,,
Philippines
Through NFRI:
Tokyo University of Agriculture. Tokyo, Japan
Through NINI:
International Course in Food Science and Nutrition (ICFSN),
Wageningen, Netherlands (Dr.. M.L.J. Mertens)
Department of Human Nutrition, Agricultural University,
Wageningen, Netherlands (Dr. P. Middelburg)
Department of Tropical Nutrition, Royal Tropical Institute,
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Prof. J. Kusin)
Division for Nutrition and Food Research, TNO, Zeist, Netherlands
(Prof. B. Krol)
Netherlands Universities Foundation for International
Co-operation (NUFFIC), The Hague, Netherlands (Dr. C W. Klugkist)
Through IATA:
Instituto de Nutrición, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificos de España, Madrid, Spain (Dr. Gregorio Varela);
Through CFTRI:
National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Indian Council of Medical
Research, Hyderabad, India (Dr. M. Mohanram)
International Food Policy Research institute (IFPRl),Washington, D.C., USA
International Scientific Unions
International Union of Food Science and Technology (lUFoST)
International Union of Nutrition 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 CoordinationSub-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, Rama VI 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 Centre, 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
National Research Centre, National Academy of Sciences, Cairo, Egypt. Principal investigator: Dr. Sohair Salem
National Institute of Nutrition, Cairo, Egypt. Principal investigator: Dr. Mohammed A. Hussein
Biomedical Research Centre for Infectious Disease, Cairo, Egypt. Principal investigator: Dr. Aziz El Kholy
National Institute of Hygiene, Yungan Hsi-lee, Chien Kuo Men-wai, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Principal investigator: Dr. Chen-ting Chin
Beijing Medical College-UNICEF, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Principal investigator: Dr. Shiu-yun Liu
CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY RESEARCH NETWORK
Division of Nutrition, National Institute of Nutrition, Calle Vasco de Quiroga No, 15 Col. y Deleg. Tialpan, 14,000 Mexico, D.F., Mexico. Principal investigator: Dr. Hector Bourges
Instituto de Nutrición y Technología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 15138, Santiago 11, Chile. Principal investigator: Dr. Ricardo Uauy
Universidad del Valle, Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Apartado Aereo 2188, Cali, Colombia. Principal investigator: Dr. Julio C. Reina
NUTRITION AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH NETWORK
International Centre of Diarrhoeal Disease Research-B, GPO 128, Dhaka-2, Bangladesh. Principal investigator: Dr. Najma Rizvi
Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) (for Central America), PO Box 1188, Guatemala City, Guatemala Principal investigator: Lic Elena Hurtado
Instituto de Nutrición y Technología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 15138, Santiago 11, Chile Principal investigator: Dr. María de la Luz Alvarez
Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia. Professor María E. Romero
UNICEF-Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Principal investigator: Dr. María D. Alvarez
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Management Science, PO Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul, Korea Principal investigator: Dr Kong-Kyun Ro
UNICEF-Pakistan, 58 Khauaban-e-lqbal, F-7/2, PO Box 1063, Islamabad, Pakistan. Co-investigators: Farhat Sultana and Pamela Hunte
Instituto Peruanao de Seguridad Social, Lima, Peru. Principal investigator: Dr. Hernán Zegarra
institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo de Manila University, PO Box 154, Manila, 2801, Philippines. Principal investigator: Dr. Manuel Diaz
University of Lubumbashi, Zaire (Shaba Province). Principal investigator: Ngokwey Ndolamb
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,*
Editor, Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Mrs. Audrey Yuse, Administrative Assistant
Miss Jane Dittrich, Editorial Assistant'
Mrs. Elsie Kimi Buma, Secretary
Ms. Noriko Hasegawa, Secretary
Ms. Karen Bushold, Administrative Secretary*
* 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.
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
publicationwhich depends on the judgement of the editors as
to its relevance and quality.
Languages. 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 (1-11/4 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 forma 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:
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Food and Nutrition Bulletin
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Cambridge Programme Office
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 20-A-201
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Note a l'intention des auteurs
La rédaction du Food and Nutrition Bulletin recherche des articles traitant de sujets correspondant à ses thèmes (voir à l'intérieure de la couverture de dos la politique éditoriale de cette revue), La remise d'un manuscrit ne signifie pas sa publication, qui dépend de l'opinion de la rédaction sur son intérêt et sa qualité.
Langues: Les manuscrits peuvent être rédigés en anglais, en français ou en espagnol, et dans ces deux derniers cas, l'auteur ajoutera, si possible, un résumé en anglais.
Format: Les manuscrits doivent être dactylographiés, en double interligne, de préférence sur du papier de format A4 (210 x 297 mm) avec des marges de 2,5 ou 3 cm de part et d'autre. (Si un papier plus grand doit être utilisé, on limitera la partie dactylographiée au format A4).
Longueur: Les manuscrits ne doivent pas, ordinairement, dépasser 4 000 mots, ou l'équivalent en nombre de pages s'il y a des figures, des tableaux et une bibliographie.
Tableaux et figures: Ils doivent être reportés sur des feuillets séparés. Les tableaux doivent 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 ou d'épreuves noir et blanc sur papier brillant. Sauf demande expresse les photographies ne seront pas renvoyées.
Unités de mesure: On utilisera de préférence le système métrique. Si d'autres systèmes sont utilisés, léquivalent métrique doit être indiqué,
Bibliographie: Elle doit figurer à la fin du manuscrit, en double interligne, La référence à un ouvrage ou à tous travaux déjà publiés doit comprendre une indication complète du nom du ou des auteurs, du titre, de la maison d'édition et de l'année de publication. La référence 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 référence 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 références des manuscrits inédits.
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 publicationsous la même forme ou sous une forme modifiéeon l'indiquera de façon détaillée.
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Notas para el envio de contribuciones
Los editores del Food and Nutrition Bulletin agradecen el envío de contribuciones pertinentes al tema de la revista (vea la política editorial de esta revista en el interior de la tapa posterior). 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 caso 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 lo menos 2,5-3 cm (1-11/4 pulgadas) de cada lado. (S) se usa papel de mayor tamaño, la zona mecanografiada no deberá exceder los limites dei papel A4.)
Longitud. Las contribuciones ordinarias no deberán exceder las 4.000 palabras o su longitud equivalente en páginas, inclusive cuadros, cifras y referencias.
Cuadros y cifras. Todos los cuadros y cifras deberán presentarse en hojas de papel por separado. Los cuadros deberán presentarse en forma clara y precisa y con rotulado legible. Las cifras utilizarán únicamente líneas horizontales.
Fotografías. Preferentemente se utilizará material fotográfico remitido bajo la forma de negativos de color blanco y negro o impressos brillantes en blanco y negro. De no mediar un pedido especial, no se devolverán las fotograías.
Unidades de medida. Las medidas deberán expresarse preferentemente en unidades métricas. De utilizarse otras unidades, deberán indicarse sus equivalentes en el sistem 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 completa del nombre o los nombres del autor o los autores, titulo del trabajo, editorial y lugar 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 dei libro y titulo del mismo, editorial, lugar y fecha de publicación, y numeración de las páginas 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 número y fecha, así como la numeración de las páginas 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 nota 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 para publicación,
Las contribuciones deberán dirigirse a:
The Editor
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
The United Nations University
Cambridge Programme Office
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 20-A-201
Cambridge, Mass. 02139, USA