Nutrition promotion : theories and methods, systems and settings / Tony Worsley

Author: Worsley, Tony
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2008]
Copyright Date: ©2008
Physical Description: xiii, 434 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents

Introduction : the aims of nutrition promotion -- Nutrition promotion in the food system -- Food consumers -- Nutrition problems and solutions -- Theories and dietary change : individual-level theories -- Theories and dietary change : environmental models -- Change methods : designs and evaluation -- Community nutrition promotion programs -- Nutrition promotion for children and young adults -- Nutrition promotion at worksites -- Hospital and health service-based programs -- Nutrition promotion in the retail sector -- Nutrition communication in the media.

Summary

"Nutrition Promotion sets nutrition education firmly in a public health context, showing that nutrition promotion is most effective when targeted to particular population groups. Tony Worsley presents the history, theory and methods of nutrition promotion, and provides practical applications in a variety of settings and age groups." "Drawing on international theory and research, and with international case studies and examples, Nutrition Promotion is an essential text for students and professionals in nutrition studies and dietetics, health promotion and public health programs."--BOOK JACKET.

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9781845934637 (alk. paper)
1845934636 (alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-429) and index.

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