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Clinical applications of recent advances in Zinc metabolism
BOOK REVIEW
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Clinical ApplicatiOns of ReCent Advances in Zinc Metabolism. ANANDAS. PRASAD, IVOR E. DREOSTIand BASIL S. HETZEL. Alan R. Liss, New York, pp 208, 1982, $26. Zinc DeficiencyinHUmanSUbjects. ANANDAS. PRASAD, AYHANO. CAVDAR, GEORGEJ. BREWER an~ PETERJ. AGGETT. Alan R. Liss, pp 260, 1983. Publications based on presentations in symposia have a habit of duplicating material presented ~ ' ~fin~tum in other volumes. These two books are no exception. The ed'itors have taken l i t t l e pain to avoid duplication, to allow new information, andto ensure a critical review of data being discussed. There is a lack of' uniformity in style and in the format of typing. Thus the camera-ready copy does ROt give the appearance of a 'book'. The price is high considerilng the fact that the material available here is not of good quality andl is repeti!tive. The production quality is below average. The lettering of many figures is blurred. Evaluation o f riutrition EdUcation iln Third World Communities. BEATSCHURCH, ed. Hans Huber Publishers, Bern, pp 230, 1983. This neat volume d~scribes the deliberations of a Nestle Foundation workshop held in Lutry/Lausanne. A panel of distinguished contributors provide concise reviews of' method~ and findings of nutrition education evaluation in developing popuIati;ons. I t is emphasized that such an evaluation must be an integral part of nutriti~on education in order to provide feedback to planners and workers. Primary health workers can be a useful part of the team in this evaluation;. SCHURCHpr~)vid'es a searching introduction to the topic and exerts a restraining hand' i~ editing the various contributions. The discussion is summarized at the endl of each session. PAUL discussed the use and abuse of food tables and emphasizes the need for periodic revision of their content. KELLER gloves a brief overvi~ew of various nutritional status indices; however, he f a i l s to provild~ an account of recent concepts indicating that functional parameters are much more relevant than are static measures of body size. KING's contributioR i s emphasized with snippets and quotes which make interesting reading: Examples; r is not with its ordinary 'walk' that the cat catches the r a t . " r the knife knows what's in the heart of the yam." "Jean seaks. Jea~ finds. Jean is embarrassed." "A pumpkin never yields a calabash." '=Youcannot eat okra with one finger." "Little by l i t t l e the bird builds its nest." '~Whenthe cockroaches hold a dance they don't invite the chickens. ~= " I t is. the shoes that know whether the socks have holes." "A pot of china never fights with a pot of iron." "A full stomach says: 'that guava has worms, en~otystomach says: 'Let me see.' " "You must sleep with Jean to know how be snores.'.....A f i r e f l y only makes light for its own eyes." "I came to milk the co~; not to count the calves." "No matter how much you hurry, i t wilI not make the.new day dawn." "Nodding your head won't break your neck," The o~ly reservation about this book is the quality of production of some Of the Tables, which makes them d i f f i c u l t to read (p. 205). Overall, this i/s a :ery, useful addition to the libraries of health care institutions, prefessioI~a!s and planners.
449
Clinical ApplicatiOns of ReCent Advances in Zinc Metabolism. ANANDAS. PRASAD, IVOR E. DREOSTIand BASIL S. HETZEL. Alan R. Liss, New York, pp 208, 1982, $26. Zinc DeficiencyinHUmanSUbjects. ANANDAS. PRASAD, AYHANO. CAVDAR, GEORGEJ. BREWER an~ PETERJ. AGGETT. Alan R. Liss, pp 260, 1983. Publications based on presentations in symposia have a habit of duplicating material presented ~ ' ~fin~tum in other volumes. These two books are no exception. The ed'itors have taken l i t t l e pain to avoid duplication, to allow new information, andto ensure a critical review of data being discussed. There is a lack of' uniformity in style and in the format of typing. Thus the camera-ready copy does ROt give the appearance of a 'book'. The price is high considerilng the fact that the material available here is not of good quality andl is repeti!tive. The production quality is below average. The lettering of many figures is blurred. Evaluation o f riutrition EdUcation iln Third World Communities. BEATSCHURCH, ed. Hans Huber Publishers, Bern, pp 230, 1983. This neat volume d~scribes the deliberations of a Nestle Foundation workshop held in Lutry/Lausanne. A panel of distinguished contributors provide concise reviews of' method~ and findings of nutrition education evaluation in developing popuIati;ons. I t is emphasized that such an evaluation must be an integral part of nutriti~on education in order to provide feedback to planners and workers. Primary health workers can be a useful part of the team in this evaluation;. SCHURCHpr~)vid'es a searching introduction to the topic and exerts a restraining hand' i~ editing the various contributions. The discussion is summarized at the endl of each session. PAUL discussed the use and abuse of food tables and emphasizes the need for periodic revision of their content. KELLER gloves a brief overvi~ew of various nutritional status indices; however, he f a i l s to provild~ an account of recent concepts indicating that functional parameters are much more relevant than are static measures of body size. KING's contributioR i s emphasized with snippets and quotes which make interesting reading: Examples; r is not with its ordinary 'walk' that the cat catches the r a t . " r the knife knows what's in the heart of the yam." "Jean seaks. Jea~ finds. Jean is embarrassed." "A pumpkin never yields a calabash." '=Youcannot eat okra with one finger." "Little by l i t t l e the bird builds its nest." '~Whenthe cockroaches hold a dance they don't invite the chickens. ~= " I t is. the shoes that know whether the socks have holes." "A pot of china never fights with a pot of iron." "A full stomach says: 'that guava has worms, en~otystomach says: 'Let me see.' " "You must sleep with Jean to know how be snores.'.....A f i r e f l y only makes light for its own eyes." "I came to milk the co~; not to count the calves." "No matter how much you hurry, i t wilI not make the.new day dawn." "Nodding your head won't break your neck," The o~ly reservation about this book is the quality of production of some Of the Tables, which makes them d i f f i c u l t to read (p. 205). Overall, this i/s a :ery, useful addition to the libraries of health care institutions, prefessioI~a!s and planners.