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Editorial Office - Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Charles Street Station, P.O. Box 500
Boston, MA 02114-0500, USA
Telephone: (617) 277-8747. Fax: (617) 277-9405
E-mail: unucpo@zork.tiac.net
Editor: Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Assistant Editor: Ms. Edwina B. Murray
Manuscripts Editor: Mr. Jonathan Harrington
Global Programme Coordinating Office
Division of Nutritional Sciences
317 Savage Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-6301, USA
Telephone: (607) 255-3062 or (607) 254-5144
Fax: (607) 254-1033
Programme Director: Dr. Cutberto Garza
Senior Advisor: Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Senior Advisor: Dr. Abraham Besrat
Associated institutions
CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CFTRI). Mysore 570013, India. Tel. 22298. Cable: UNVERCENT MYSORE. Telex: 0846-241. FTRI IN. Coordinator: Dr. D. Rajagopal Rao
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND NUTRITION, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Tel: 961 1 343002. Fax: 961 1 744460. E-mail: tannous@aub.edu.lb. Coordinator: D. Raja I. Tannous.
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE, University of Ghana (DNFS). P.O. Box 134, Legon, Ghana. Tel. 233 27 553090. Fax: 233 21 774880. Telex: 2446 UGL GH. Coordinator: Dr. Samuel Sefa-Dedeh
INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY (INMU). Salaya Campus, c/o Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 4, Thailand. Tel. 282-6435. Coordinator: Dr. Kraisid Tontisirin
INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY (INTA). University of Chile, Casilla 1513 8, Santiago 11, Chile. Tel. 214105, 214030. Cable: INTA CHILE. Coordinator: Dr. Ricardo Uauy Institute Of Nutrition Of Central America And Panama (INCAP). Carretera Roosevelt, Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Tel. 43762. Cable: INCAP GUATEMALA. Coordinator: Dr. Hernán Delgado
INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 29 Nan Wei Road, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China. Tel. 8610 3022960. Fax: 8610 3170892. Coordinator: Dr. Keyou Ge
INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION. Klochkova 66, 480008 Almaty, Kazakhstan. Tel. 7 3272 429-203. Fax: 7 3272 420-720. Coordinator: Dr. Turgeldy Sharmanov.
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE (LSHTM). Keppel Street (Gower Street), London WCIE 7HT, UK. Tel. 01-636 8636. Coordinator: Dr. Prakash Shetty
NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NFRI). 2-1-2 Kannondai, Yatabe-machi, Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-21, Japan. Tel. 02875-6-8011. Coordinator: Dr. Keiji Umeda
NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION INSTITUTE (NINI). Lawickse Alle 11, P.O. Box 88,6700 AB, Wageningen, Netherlands. Tel. (08370) 19040. Coordinator: Dr. Joseph Hautvast
NUTRITION CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES (NCP). South Super Highway, Nichols Interchange, Makati, Metro Manila 3116, Philippines. Tel. 85-30-71 to -79. Cable: NUTRICEN MANILA. Coordinator: Dr. Mercedes de Solon
REGIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY NUTRITION (RCCN), SEAMEO-TROPMED, Gldg. JL, Salemba Raya 4, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia. Tel. 62 21 330205. Fax: 62 21 3913933. Coordinator: Dr. Darwin Karyadi
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI (UNK). Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabete Campus, P.O. Box 41670, Nairobi, Kenya.
Other cooperating organizations
Argentina
Centro de Estudios sobre Nutrición Infantil (CESNI), Buenos Aires, Argentina (Dr. Alejandro O’Donnell)
Brazil
State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas, Brazil University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Prêto, Brazil (Dr. José Dutra de Oliveira)
Guatemala
Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging and Metabolism (CeSSIAM), Guatemala City, Guatemala (Dr. Noel W. Solomons)
India National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India (Dr. Kamala Krishnaswamy)
Korea
Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), 148-1 Dangsu, Bagwol, Hwaseong, Kyonggi, Korea 445-820 (Dr. Chung Yun Park)
Netherlands
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)International Course in Food Science and Nutrition (ICFSN), Wageningen, Netherlands (Dr. M.L.J. Mertens)
Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation (NUFFIC), The Hague, Netherlands (Dr. C.W. Klugkist)
Philippines
Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Manila, Philippines (Dr. Rodolfo Florentino)
University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Los Baños, Philippines (Dr. Corazon Barba)
Spain
Instituto de Nutrición, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificos de España, Madrid, Spain (Dr. Gregorio Varela)
United Kingdom Agricultural Research Council, Food Research Institute, Norwich, UK Department of Food Science, University of Reading, Reading, UK (Dr. Harry Nursten)
Food Research Institute, Norwich, UK (Dr. David Southgate) Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
United States
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., USA (Dr. Peter Pellett)
Program in International Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Calif., USA (Dr. Lindsay Allen)
School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., USA (Dr. Benjamin Caballero)
School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., USA (Dr. Osman Galal)
Center for International Health, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA. (Dr. Reynaldo Martorell)
Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Medford, Mass., USA (Dr. Beatrice Rogers)
USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Boston, Mass., USA (Dr. Irwin Rosenberg)
West Indies
Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), Kingston, Jamaica (Dr. Fitzroy Henry)
International organization
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C., USA
International scientific unions
International Union of Food Science and Technology (lUFoST)
International Union of Nutrition Sciences (IUNS)
The United Nations system
The UNU Programme of Food and Nutrition for Human and Social Development cooperates with the appropriate units or divisions of the following organizations, among others:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
World Bank (IBRD)
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Health Organization (WHO)
The University is represented on the Sub-Committee on Nutrition (SCN) of the United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination.
Research networks
Chronic energy deficiency
International Dietary Energy Consultative Group (IDECG). Secretariat: Nestlé Foundation, 4 Place de la Gare, Lausanne, Switzerland. Executive Secretary: Dr. Beat Schürch. Tel. 4121 320 3351. Fax: 4121 320 3392. Executive committee: Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw, Chairman; Dr. Joseph Hautvast; Dr. Beat Schürch
Division of Nutrition, National Institute of Nutrition, Calle Vasco de Quiroga No. 15 Col. y Deleg. Tlalpan, 14000 Mexico, D.F., Mexico. Principal investigator: Dr. Hector Bourges
Ethiopian Nutrition Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Principal investigator: Dr. Teshome Demeke
Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, 29 Nan Wei Road, Beijing 100050, China. Principal investigator: Dr. Chen Xue-Cun
Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 15138, Santiago 11, Chile. Principal investigator: Dr. Ricardo Uauy
Medical College in Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Principal investigator: Dr. Gerald B. Spurr
National Institute of Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, Rome, Italy. Principal investigator: Dr. Anna Ferro-Luzzi
Universidad del Valle, Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina. Apartado Aéreo 2188, Cali, Colombia. Principal investigator: Dr. Julio C. Reina
University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK. Principal investigator: Dr. John Durnin
Ammo add requirements
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Principal investigator: Dr. Vernon R. Young
Nutrition Research Centre, St. John’s Medical College, Ban-galore 560 034, India. Principal investigator: Dr. Anura Kurpad
Iron-deficiency anaemia
Group for the Control of Iron Deficiency (GCID). Secretariat:
Department of Nutrition Sciences, 119 Morgan Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94270, USA. Tel. (510) 642-6900. Executive Secretary: Dr. Fernando Viteri. Chairman: Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Beijing Medical College - UNICEF, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing, China. Principal investigator: Dr. Shiu-yun Liu
Ecole Nationale de Médecine et de Pharmacie du Mali, Service Hématologie, Bamako, Mali. Principal investigator: Dr. Dapa Diallo
Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Manila, Philippines. Principal investigator: Dr. Rodolfo Florentino
Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Principal investigator: Dr. T.E. Siong
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. Kraisid Tontisrin
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Casilla 15138, Santiago 11, Chile. Principal investigator: Dr. Tomas Walter
Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), Carretera Roosevelt, Zona 11, Guatemala City, Netherlands
Laboratory of Iron Deficiency Study (LIDS), Department of Pediatrics, First Clinical College, Beijing Medical University, West City, Beijing 100034, China. Principal investigator: Dr. Chen-Ting Chin
National Institute of Nutrition, Cairo, Egypt. Principal investigator: Dr. Mohammed A. Hussein
National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR, Hyderabad, India. Principal investigator: Dr. Vinodini Reddy
National Research Centre, National Academy of Sciences, Cairo, Egypt. Principal investigator: Sohair Salem
Nutrition Research and Development Centre, Komplek GIZI, Jalan Semboja, Bogor, Indonesia. Principal investigator: Dr. Mahdin Husaini
Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Principal investigator: Dr. P.P. Kavishe
Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Apartado 1827, Caracas, Venezuela. Principal investigator: Dr. Miguel Layrisse
Rapid assessment procedures for nutrition and primary health care - Anthropological approaches to improving programme effectiveness
Secretariat: UNU Boston Programme Office, Charles St. Sta., P.O. Box 500, Boston, MA 02114-0500, USA. Tel. (617)227-8747; fax (617) 227-9405; e-mail unucpo@zork.tiac.net. Programme coordinator: Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Cooperating investigators and advisers:
Dr. Simi Afonia, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Dr. Margaret Bentley, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Dr. Michael Cernea. Sociology Advisor, World Bank, 1818 H St., NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Dr. Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE, England
Jasmina Estupinan, Psiconsult, Apdo. Postal 148C, Batan 124 y Eloy Alfaro, Quito, Ecuador
Dr. Peter Heywood. World Bank, 1818 H St., NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Dr. Pamela Hunte, UNDP, Islamabad, Pakistan
Lic. Elena Hurtado, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, P.O. Box 1188, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Dr. Susi Kessler, Evaluation Division. UNICEF: USA, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA
Dr. Yongyout Kachondham, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, c/o Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Rama VI Rd., Bangkok 4. Thailand
Dr. Christine Lamba, Centre for Social Research and Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Box 278 Zomba, Malawi
Dr. Maria de la Luz Alvarez, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 15138, Santiago 11, Chile
Dr. Lenore Manderson, Tropical Health Program, University of Queensland Medical School, Brisbane, Queensland 4006, Australia
Dr. Ellen Messer, World Hunger Program, Brown University, Box 1831, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Dra. Clarice Mota, Instituo de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. David O. Nyamwaya, Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. A.W. Patterson, Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute, P.O. Box 140, Kingston 17, Jamaica
Dr. Gretel Pelto, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Dr. D. Raghunandan, Society for Economic and Social Studies, B-1 2nd floor LSC, J Block, Saket, New Delhi 110 017, India
Dr. Kong-Kyun Ro, Department of Management Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul, Korea Maria E. Romero, Independent Consultant, Bogota Colombia
Dr. Susan C. Scrimshaw, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, 111., USA
Dr. Vijaya Shrestha, Box 3067, Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Ngokwey Ndolamb, UNICEF, Dakar, Senegal
International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS)
Secretariat: Charles St. Sta., P.O. Box 500, Boston, MA 02114-0500, USA. Tel. (617) 227- 8747; fax (617) 227-9405; e-mail:unucpo@zork.tiac.net. Managing director: Dr. Barbara Burlingame, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100, Rome, Italy. Tel. (396) 57053728. Fax: (396’) 57054593; E-mail:Barbara.Burlingame@fao.org
Regional liaison groups:
AFROFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Lilian Marovatsanga, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
ECSAFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Lilian Marovatsanga, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
NAFOODS. Coordinator: Mr. Chekib Alguemi, Institut National de Nutrition et de Technologie Alimentaire, Ministère de la Santé Publique, 11 Rue Djebel Lakhdar (Bab Saadoun), Tunis, Tunisia
OCAFOODS. Coordinator: Mr. Moussa Soune, Biotech Unit, Institut de Technologie Alimentaire (ITA), B.PJ 2765 Hann Maristes, Dakar, Senegal
WAFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, P.O. Box 134, Legon, Accra, Ghana
ARABFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Raja Tannous, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
ASEANFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Aree Valyasevi Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. National coordinators: Dr. Prapasri Puwastien, INMU, Bangkok, Thailand; Dr. Tee E. Siong, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Dr. Aida Aguinaldo, Pood and Nutrition Research Institute, Manila, Philippines
CARICOMFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Fitzroy Henry, Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute, Kingston, Jamaica
EUROFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Clive West, Department of Human Nutrition, Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands
GULFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Abdulrahman Q. Musaiger, Arab Nutrition Society, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
LATINFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Ricardo Bressani, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, Guatemala City, Guatemala
MASIAFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Wang Guang-ya, Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
MEFOODS. Coordinator: To be designated, National Research Center/National Institute of Nutrition, Cairo, Egypt
MEXCARIBEFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Miriam Chavez, National Institute of Nutrition, Mexico City, Mexico
NORAMFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Joanne Holden, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Riverdale MD 20736, USA
NORDICFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Åke Bruce, Swedish National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden
OCEANIAFOODS. Coordinator: Janine Lewis, Australia New Zealand Food Authority, Canberra, Australia
SAARCFOODS. Coordinator: Dr. Jehangir Khan Khalil, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Joint AAU/UNU Regional Food and Nutrition Project for Africa
The Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO), Oshodi, Nigeria
Institut de Technologie Alimentaire (ITA), Dakar, Senegal
Food Research Institute (FRI), Accra, Ghana
Department of Nutrition and Food Science (DFNS), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Global Cereal Fortification Initiative
Secretariat: Dr. Junji Nakamura, Ajinomoto Building, 15-1 Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104 Japan.
