Nutrition as a socio-economic institution

Socio-economic differentials in health: the role of nutrition.

Mortality differentials according to socioeconomic group have long been recognized in the UK. Engels (1845) reproduced such data, using both area-based and individual indicators of socioeconomic status (Table 1). Engels (1845) went on to quote from the Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Working Class: 'In Liverpool in 1840 the average lifespan of the upper classes, gentry, professional me...

Lifespan nutrition and changing socio-economic conditions in China.

BACKGROUND Twenty-five years ago, China introduced sweeping reforms in the structure of its rural economy, family planning program, and financial accountability within enterprises and service sector organizations. A rapid rise in economic productivity has resulted in continuing increases in income and changes to the traditional Chinese diet. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to examine how t...

Using ICT as a smart enabler of socio economic development

One of the major challenges facing most developing countries today is how to take full and smart advantage of quite spectacular and far-reaching advances in science and technology not only in promoting national economic development, but particularly addressing the needs of poor and marginalized sections of society. Whilst technology access in the pre-digital era has always been a major barrier ...

Socio-economic database online

The SEDO project develops a platform combining fast access, user freedom, and coherence of the results for presenting complex socio-economic data. As an initial yield, this joint project involving two research actors of Luxembourg, the CEPS/INSTEAD for the content and the CRP-Gabriel Lippman for the technical realization, will deliver on the Net the results of longitudinal surveys about the lif...

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