Emerging Societies - Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity

Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Epidemiology of the Nutrition Transition; Global Changes in Diet and Activity Patterns as Drivers of the Nutrition Transition: Popkin, B.M.; Regional Case Studies - India: Reddy, K.S.; Regional Case Studies - China: Yin, S.; Regional Case Studies - Africa: Prentice, A.M.; Origins of Malnutrition and Links to Obesity; Obesity in Emerging Nations: Evolutionary Origins and the Impact of a Rapid Nutrition Transition: Prentice, A.M.; Prenatal Origins of Undernutrition: Christian, P.; Postnatal Origins of Undernutrition: Prost, M.-A.; Malnutrition, Long-Term Health and the Effect of Nutritional Recovery: Sawaya, A.L.; Martins, P.A.; Baccin Martins, V.J.; Florencio, T.T.; Hoffman, D.; Franco, M.d.C.P.; das Neves, J.; Mechanisms of Metabolic Damage; The Role of Epigenetics in Mediating Environmental Effects on Phenotype: Morgan, D.K.; Whitelaw, E.; Metabolism of Methionine in Vivo: Impact of Pregnancy, Protein Restriction, and Fatty Liver Disease: Kalhan, S.C.; Adiposity and Comorbidities: Favorable Impact of Caloric Restriction: Ravussin, E.; Redman, L.M.; Obesity, Inflammation, and Macrophages: Subramanian, V.; Ferrante, A.W., Jr.; Obesity, Hepatic Metabolism and Disease: Edmison, J.M.; Kalhan, S.C.; McCullough, A.J.; Preventing the Projected Epidemic of Non-Communicable Diseases in Emerging Nations; Imperative of Preventive Measures Addressing the Life-Cycle: Yajnik, C.S.; New Approaches to Optimizing Early Diets: Polberger, S.; Prevention of Low Birthweight: Alam, D.S.; Community-Based Approaches to Address Childhood Undernutrition and Obesity in Developing Countries: Shetty, P.; Concluding Remarks.