Reference Reviews

Reference for Students

Malnutrition. By Don Nardo. Detroit, Mich.: Lucent Books Thomson Gale, 2007. 104 p. $31.20. ISBN 978-1-59018-677-0.

Many children in the U.S. and certainly many more around the world do not have the proper food to survive. On the opposite side of the argument in the U.S., the lack of physical labor or exercise is causing obesity in many children. Finally, anorexia may be a greater problem than the lack of food or being overweight. The introduction offers "A Global Problem with Many Faces." Other chapters include "The Kinds and Causes of Malnutrition," "Recognizing the Symptoms of Malnutrition," "Testing for and Treating Malnutrition," "When Essential Nutrients Are Lacking," "Intentional Malnutrition Eating Disorders," and "World Hunger: Crisis and Solutions." This offers a good beginning introduction for students learning about nutrition.