The foods eaten by a nation's population play a key role in shaping the health of that society. This book presents country-specific information on how diet, food security, and concepts of health critically impact the well-being of the world's population.A country's food culture and eating habits directly impact the health and well-being of its citizens. Economic factors contribute to problems such as obesity and malnourishment. This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the prevalence of "lifestyle" diseases. Readers will discover the importance of diet and food culture in determining human health as well as make connections and notice larger trends within multicultural, international contexts.An ideal aid for high school and college students in completing research and writing assignments, this book supplies detailed diet- and health-related information about most major countries and regions in a single source. Each country profile will also include a convenient fact box with statistical information such as life expectancy, average caloric intake, and other health indicators.

Supplies further readings at the end of each entry that guide readers to additional sources of information

IntroductionAfricaAlgeriaAngolaBeninBurkina FasoCentral AfricaCôte d'IvoireEgyptEthiopia and EritreaGhanaGuineaKenyaLiberiaMaasaiMadagascarMauritaniaMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSudanSwazilandUgandaZimbabweMiddle EastArabian PeninsulaIranIraqIsraelJordanLebanonPalestinian TerritoriesSyriaTurkeyYemen and OmanAmericasArgentinaAruba and BonaireBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaCuraçao and Sint MaartenDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasInuitJamaicaMartinique and GuadeloupeMexicoNative AmericansNicaraguaPanamaParaguay and UruguayPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUnited StatesVenezuelaAsia and OceaniaAboriginal AustraliansAfghanistanAustraliaBangladeshBruneiCambodiaCentral AsiaChinaHmongHong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanKazakhstanLaos People's Democratic RepublicMacauMalaysiaMaoriMongoliaNepalPakistanPapua New GuineaPhilippinesSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaThailandTibetVietnamEuropeArmeniaAustriaBasque TerritoryBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreat BritainGreeceGypsiesHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaMaltaMoldovaThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaScotlandSerbiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineOtherAntarcticaSpaceAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex