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The Food and Nutrition Bulletin incorporates and continues the PAG Bulletin of the former Protein-Caloric Advisory Group of the United Nations system and is published quarterly by the United Nations University in collaboration with the United Nations ACC Sub-committee on Nutrition. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the United Nations University or the ACC Sub-committee on Nutrition.
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The Food and Nutrition Bulletin is intended to make available policy analyses, state-of-the-art summaries, and original scientific articles relating to multidisciplinary efforts to alleviate the problems of hunger and malnutrition in the developing world. It is not intended for the publication of scientific articles of principal interest only to individuals in a single discipline or within a single country or region. Notices of relevant books and other publications will be published if they are received for review. The Bulletin is also a vehicle for notices of forthcoming international meetings that satisfy the above criteria and for summaries of such meetings.
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Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw, Programme Director for Food and
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Women and nutrition: Introduction
The nutrition security system at the household level: Policy implications
Women and nutrition: Reflections from India and Pakistan
Malnutrition among women: Indicators to estimate prevalence
Beating the zero-sum game: Women and nutrition in the third world. Part 1
Women and nutrition: The Grameen Bank experience
Promoting healthy growth: The Indian maternal and child health card
The effect of sickle-cell anaemia on protein, amino acid, and zinc requirements
Note à l'intention des auteurs
Nota para los posibles autores
Recent and Forthcoming UNU Publications on Food and Nutrition