Colonisation, the New World Order, and the eradication of traditional food habits in East Africa: Historical perspective on the nutrition transition

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 662-674

  Raschke, Verena ^a,b,c   Cheema, Bobby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

International Monetary Fund; Kenya; Multinational; Tanzania; Transnational; Uganda; World Bank

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AWARENESS; CIVILIZATION; COLONIZATION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL;

AFRICA, EASTERN; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 44649165147     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007001140     Document Type: Review

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