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Canasta básica del costarricense: una estrategia en política alimentaria
(Análisis de la Situación Alimentaria-Nutricional en Costa Rica. Secretaría de la política nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición. p. 79-95, 1981)
La situación actual del país, el aumento en los precios de los alimentos y en términos generales del costa de la vida, dieron origen a la Comisión Nacional de Canasta Básica , formada por representantes de tres institutos: ...
Promotion of breast-feeding, health, and growth among hospital-born neonates, and among infants of a rural area of Costa Rica
(Diarrhea and Malnutrition. Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions.Editors: Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw, 1983,177-202, 1983)
decline in the incidence of breast-feeding in many developing nations
\--as been recorded in recent years, often in conjunction with (a) rapid
changes in way of life, (b) migration from rural to urban,- centers, ...
Mucosal infection and malnutrition
(Neonatal infection. Grune y Stratton p. 299- 213, 1984)
The mucosal infections that result in acute diarrheal diseases (ADD) and
acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for more than one half of all
the morbidity of infants and young children throughout the less ...
Obesidad, envejecimiento y mortalidad en Costa Rica
(2009)
El incremento en la prevalencia de la obesidad en el mundo ha despertado el interés de investigadores y gran público debido a la asociación del exceso de grasa corporal con ciertas enfermedades degenerativas (Popkin, 2006). ...
Interactions of malnutrition and infection
(Arab World Printing House. In: Practical approaches to combat malnutrition with special reference to mothers and children. Cairo, Egypt. May 25-29, 1977. N.S. Scrimshaw y M. Gabr (editors). Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt, Arab World Printing House, Egypt, p.134-144, 1979., 1979-05)
It is impossible and impracticable to separate health problems from their environmental causes. Thus, a quick glance at the present world distribution of famine and of severe and chronic malnutrition reveals a concentration ...
Influence on the growth parameters of children
(Raven Press p 85-94, 1983)
The close interactions between toxin-producing bacterial agents and the host in cases of diarrhea are reflected in several significant physiologic and nutritional alterations. The negative nutritional effects of diarrhea ...
La construcción del ofidismo como problema científico-social en Costa Rica: una trayectoria histórica y relacional (1881-1988)
(Redes y estilos de investigación. Ciencia, Tecnología, Innovación y Sociedad en México y Costa Rica: 115-134, 2013)
El presente capítulo persigue el objetivo de analizar la construcción del ofidismo como problema científico-social en Costa Rica, entre 1881 y 1988, a partir del estudio del contexto, los actores y la institucionalización ...
Malnutrition and concurrent infections. Comparison of two populations with different infection rates
(Viral Diseasses in South-East Asia and the Wester Pacific, 1982)
Repetitive infections induce malnutrition and growth retardation
in children living in impoverished environments,
even if food is available. Infection precipitates severe malnutrition
in individuals already undernourished. ...
Natural history of viruses of the intestine in contrasting ecosystems: implications for health
(1987)
Many different viruses have the capacity for infecting and replicating in
micro-habitats of the intestinal tract. Eons of interaction between intestinal
viruses and the intestinal mucosa have lead to a variety of ...
Child feedings in less developed countries: induced breast feeding in a transitional society
(Pediatric Nutrition. Infant Feeding- Deficiencies - Diseases. F. Lifshitz, ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York (1982) p. 35-53, 1982)
Breast feeding is the best promoter of growth and health of infants in traditional
and transitional societies. Supplementation with semisolid and solid foods is
generally required after 3-6 months in most developing ...