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Portrays the work of the Wellcome Trust-funded Metabolism Research Unit in the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, for the clinical and biochemical study of marasmus and kwashiorkor in malnourished children. The clinical pathology of these diseases is shown in some detail and their treatment and management explained. 1 segment.

1 encoded moving image (9.44 min.) : sound, color

The Wellcome Trust in Jamaica : infant malnutrition.

Edinburgh medical journal.

Gastro-intestinal disorder in sucklings / by James Carmichael.

Portrays the work of the Wellcome Trust-funded Metabolism Research Unit in the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, for the clinical and biochemical study of marasmus and kwashiorkor in malnourished children. The clinical pathology of these diseases is shown in some detail and their treatment and management explained.

1 videocassette (VHS) (9 min.) : sound, color PAL. 2 videocassettes (Hi-Band Umatic) (9 min. each) : sound, color PAL. 1 videocassette (BETA SP) (9 min.) : sound, color PAL. 1 videocassette (digibeta) (9 min.) : sound, color, PAL. 1 DVD (9 min.) : sound, color

208 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 21 cm

The baby killer scandal : a War on Want investigation into the promotion and sale of powdered baby milks in the third world / by Andy Chetley.

This film explains the importance of protein in nutrition and deals with the composition of proteins from various sources. Discusses and illustrates some extreme effects of protein malnutrition. Graphs are used to illustrate the amount of protein in a variety of foods. Bread is shown to be a good source of protein, especially when eaten with foods that contain complementary amino acids. After establishing the amount of protein required by babies, children and adults the film goes on to explore the effects of protein malnutrition. There are some images of children suffering from both forms of kwashiorkor (oedema and marasmus) and their condition being assessed by medical personnel. It was filmed in Britain and in Jamaica and discusses the likely problems in each environment. There are concise visual explanations of the causes of kwashiorkor; a mother is shown in Jamaica breastfeeding while her younger child eats, what the narrator describes as "…thin starchy gruels which do no. At the end of the film there is a clip of an elderly gentleman being visited by his doctor while a woman from the WRVS dishes up a hot meal for him. Finally, there is a shot of a crying baby as the voice over reports on a chronic shortage of protein for much of the world's population.

1 videocassette (DIGIBETA) (27 min.) : sound, color 1 DVD (27 min.) : sound, color

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Infant Nutrition Disorders

Works

The Wellcome Trust in Jamaica : infant malnutrition.

Gastro-intestinal disorder in sucklings / by James Carmichael.

The Wellcome Trust in Jamaica : infant malnutrition.

The baby killer scandal : a War on Want investigation into the promotion and sale of powdered baby milks in the third world / by Andy Chetley.

Protein and health.

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Infant Nutrition Disorders

Works

The Wellcome Trust in Jamaica : infant malnutrition.

Gastro-intestinal disorder in sucklings / by James Carmichael.

The Wellcome Trust in Jamaica : infant malnutrition.

The baby killer scandal : a War on Want investigation into the promotion and sale of powdered baby milks in the third world / by Andy Chetley.

Protein and health.

Wellcome Collection

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