Vahlquist B
Monatsschr Kinderheilkd (1902). 1977 Oct;125(10):858-64.
For the large non-privileged population groups in developing countries and diet shows many deficiencies, often with major disturbances of health as a consequence. This is particularly true for the children. The monotony and the bulkiness of the traditional diet, the often sparse number of meals as well as periodic deteriorations of the food situation ("hungry season") all contributes to make the nutritional situation precarious. The vicious circle between PEM and infections contribute in a major way to the high mortality rate among preschool children in developing countries. In this paper a review is given of different nutritional deficiency diseases affecting children in the Third World. The practical illustrations derive mainly from Ethiopia. During the period between 1962-1975 there has been lively cooperation in the field of nutritional research between Ethiopia and Sweden.
对于发展中国家的广大非特权人群而言，其饮食存在诸多不足，常常导致严重的健康问题。儿童的情况尤其如此。传统饮食的单一性和量大、用餐次数往往稀少以及食物状况的周期性恶化（“饥饿季节”），所有这些都致使营养状况岌岌可危。蛋白质 - 能量营养不良（PEM）与感染之间的恶性循环在很大程度上导致了发展中国家学龄前儿童的高死亡率。本文综述了影响第三世界儿童的各种营养缺乏疾病。实际例证主要来自埃塞俄比亚。1962年至1975年期间，埃塞俄比亚与瑞典在营养研究领域开展了积极的合作。
