Estimated mean per capita energy requirements for planning emergency food aid rations /

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The Committee on International Nutrition was asked by the U.S. Agency for International Development to recommend an estimated mean per capita energy requirement (termed EMPCER by the CIN) for populations of refugees and displaced persons that could be used to expedite food relief in situations in wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on International Nutrition (Autor)
Otros Autores: Allen, Lindsay, 1946- (Editor ), Howson, Christopher Paul (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 1995.
Temas:
Food relief > United States.
Nutrition policy > United States.
Nutrition > Requirements.
Migrant labor.
Food supply.
Nutritional Requirements
Refugees
Transients and Migrants
Food Assistance
Relief Work
Food Supply
Aide alimentaire > États-Unis.
Politique alimentaire > États-Unis.
Alimentation > Besoins.
Travailleurs migrants.
Aliments > Approvisionnement.
migrant workers.
Nutrition > Requirements
Migrant labor
Food supply
Food relief
Nutrition policy
United States
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Sumario:The Committee on International Nutrition was asked by the U.S. Agency for International Development to recommend an estimated mean per capita energy requirement (termed EMPCER by the CIN) for populations of refugees and displaced persons that could be used to expedite food relief in situations in which nothing is known except the approximate number of people to be fed. The stated intention of USAID is to be use this value to calculate the amount of food required to meet all of the energy needs of such populations. In this report, the committee shows how the EMPCER can be calculated and presents a reasonable single estimate for a wide range of equally justifiable EMPCERs. Chapter 1 describes the project scope and its rationale. Chapter 2 provides a historical view of energy recommendations for refugee populations and describes the methods of estimating energy requirements of individuals and of populations of refugees and displaced persons. The committee describes the calculation of an estimated mean per capita energy requirement for use in planning the food energy needs of populations of refugees and displaced persons, and the assumptions underlying the estimate. The effects of varying the population distribution and of assuming different body sizes, physical activity levels, and proportions of breastfed infants are presented. The impact on the estimate of considering the energy requirements for catch-up growth and for cold environmental conditions is also reviewed. Chapter 3 provides a brief summary of the report and presents the committee's recommendations.
Notas:Title from PDF title page.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiv, 31 pages))
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309571210
0309571219

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