Sustainable Health Through Food, Nutrition, and Lifestyle

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Editors and Contributors
1 Appraising Visioning Sustainability for a Healthy and Happy Future
1.1 Visioning
1.2 Overviewing Sustainability
1.3 Essentiality of Food
1.4 Initiation of the Present Context and Destination
1.4.1 The Coverage
References
2 Sustainable Health in Territorial Planning
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sustainable Health and SDGs
2.3 Health Scenario in India
2.4 Health Planning in India
2.4.1 Policies, Plans, Programmes and Missions
2.5 Concluding Remarks
References
3 Food Consumption Patterns and Associated Health Risks in Douala Metropolis—Cameroon
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Material and Methods
3.2.1 Study Area
3.2.2 Study Design and Sampling
3.2.3 Data Collection and Analysis
3.2.4 Ethical Considerations
3.3 Results
3.3.1 Socio-demographic Details
3.3.2 Food Consumption Patterns
3.4 Discussion
3.5 Conclusion
References
4 Geostatistical Study on Waterborne Disease Outbreak in India [2011–2020]
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Study Area
4.3 Methodology
4.3.1 Hot Spot Analysis
4.3.2 Morbidity Ratio (MR)
4.3.3 Morbidity Rate Per Outbreak (MRO)
4.4 Results and Discussion
4.4.1 Hot Spot Analysis
4.4.2 Morbidity Ratio (MR)
4.4.3 Morbidity Rate Per Outbreak (MRO)
4.5 Discussion
References
5 Peri-urban Agriculture and Food Supply
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Statement of Problem
5.3 Conceptual Framework
5.4 Review of Literature
5.5 Study Area
5.6 Methodology
5.7 Peri-urban Agriculture and Food Supply
5.8 Food Supply in Delhi-Central NCR
5.9 Assessment of Food Supply in Kilocalories
5.10 Assessment of Food and Non-food Supply in Monetary Value
5.11 Conclusion
References
6 Gender Dimension of Children Malnutrition Among Tribal Children in India
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Data and Methods
6.3 Results
6.3.1 Child Malnutrition Across States in India
6.3.2 Differentials of Malnutrition Status Among Tribal Children
6.3.3 Gender-Wise Child Malnutrition Status Among Major Tribal States in India
6.3.4 Determinants of Child Malnutrition Among Tribal Children
6.4 Discussion and Conclusion
References
7 Food Processing and Nutrition Delivery
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Food Processing Techniques to Enhance Nutrition Delivery
7.2.1 Conventional Techniques
7.2.2 Non-conventional Processing Techniques
7.3 Dietary Diversity as a Strategy to Tackle Malnutrition
7.4 Nutrient Delivery Systems
7.5 Challenges in Food Processing Towards Nutrient Delivery
7.6 Summary
References
8 Undernutrition Among the Adult Tribal Populations of India: Review and Meta-analysis
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Material and Methods
8.3 Results and Discussion
8.3.1 Men
8.3.2 Women
8.3.3 Assessment of Nutritional Status Using BMI
8.3.4 Causes of Undernutrition
8.3.5 Consequences of Undernutrition
8.3.6 Morbidity Associated with Undernutrition
8.3.7 Recommendations
References
9 The Food and Nutrition Status in India: A Systematic Review
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Food and Nutrition
9.3 Nutritional Profile of India
9.4 An Overview of the Factors Maintaining Malnutrition in India
9.5 Nutrition Programmes and Policies in India
9.5.1 National Family Health Surveys in India
9.6 Progress Towards Global Nutrition Targets
9.7 Conclusion
References
10 Spirituality in Sustainable Mental Health Protection: Evidence from Vocational Training of Information Technology Professionals
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Spirituality and Sustainable Mental Health
10.3 Spirituality as a “Search for Meaning” Among IT Professionals Concerning Sustainable Mental Health. A Narrative Study
10.3.1 Spirituality as a Biologically Rooted Phenomenon: David Hay’s Conception
10.3.2 Research Objective
10.3.3 Research Methodology
10.3.4 Data Analysis Techniques
10.4 Analysis and Results
10.5 Discussion and Conclusion
10.6 Limitations of the Research
10.7 Implications of the Research
References
11 Physical Activity as a Vital Element of the Development of the Concept of Healthy Cities (SDGs 3 and 11) with a Role of Local Governments (SDG 17)
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Health and Cities in Definitions
11.2.1 Healthy Cities
11.2.2 Health Component in Other Types of Cities
11.2.3 Health in SDGs
11.3 Physical Activity in Public Space
11.3.1 Bike-Sharing
11.3.2 Outdoor Gyms
11.4 Bike-Sharing and Outdoor Gyms in COVID-19 Times
References
12 Body Mass Index and Healthy Lifestyle Among Adolescent Girls: A Case Study on Delhi
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Rationale for the Study
12.3 Conceptual Framework
12.4 Data and Methodology
12.4.1 Data Source
12.4.2 Data Analysis
12.4.3 Methodology
12.5 Results
12.6 Discussion
12.7 Conclusion
References
13 Can Doctor's Resource Allocation Improve Residents’ Health?: Price, Quality, and Patient Mobility
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Background and Current Situation
13.2.1 Rural Doctors and Medical Security Development
13.2.2 Development of Urban Doctors in China
13.2.3 Current Situation of Doctor Resource Allocation
13.3 Model
13.3.1 Model Construction
13.3.2 Impact of the Number of Doctors and Patients on Residents’ Health
13.3.3 Model Constraints
13.4 Empirical Strategy
13.4.1 Impact of Regional Allocation of Doctor Resources on Residents’ Health
13.4.2 The Impact of Doctor Resource Allocation on Residents’ Health Under the Hierarchical Medical System
13.5 Data
13.5.1 Variables
13.5.2 Sample Selection
13.5.3 Statistical Analysis
13.6 Discussion
13.6.1 Impact of Medical Practitioner Resource Allocation on Residents’ Health
13.6.2 Impact of General Practitioner Resource Allocation on Residents’ Health
13.6.3 Impact of Resource Allocation of Hierarchical Doctors on Residents’ Health
13.7 Conclusion
References
14 The Role of Urban Gardening in Global Cities: Three Case Studies in Berlin, Rome and Tokyo
14.1 The Reevaluation of Urban Public Spaces and the Growing Interest in Food
14.2 Allotment Gardens in Germany
14.3 Conclusion
References
15 Distributional Analysis and Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Shops in Residential Neighborhoods of Birnin Kebbi Metropolis, Nigeria: Implications for Informal Land Use Planning
15.1 Introduction
15.2 The Concern
15.3 Study Area and Research Methodology
15.4 Results and Discussion
15.5 Implication of Findings on Food Security in Africa Cities and Urban Planning Options
15.6 Recommendations and Conclusion
References
16 Nutrition, Lifestyle and Health Status Among Tribal Communities: A Case Study of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Kerala
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Literature Review
16.3 Methodology
16.4 Results and Major Findings
16.4.1 Socio-Demographic and Economic Profile of the Tribes
16.4.2 Consumption Patterns
16.4.3 Knowledge and Practices Related to Nutrition Consumption and Food Hygiene Among the Respondents
16.4.4 Anthropometric Measures
16.4.5 Factors Influencing the Anthropometrics of the Respondents
16.4.6 Health Seeking Behavior
16.5 Discussion
16.6 Conclusion
References
17 Living with Reduced HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination: A Migrants-Theoretical Scheme
17.1 Introduction
17.1.1 What is Stigma?
17.1.2 What is Discrimination?
17.1.3 Discrimination at Different Settings
17.1.4 Consequences of HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination
17.2 HIV/AIDS Present Status
17.3 HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination as Roadblock in the Containment of the Disease
17.4 Research Questions
17.5 Method and Methodology
17.5.1 Place of Research
17.5.2 Planning and Preparation
17.5.3 Gaining Access
17.5.4 Conduct and Transcription
17.5.5 Ethics in Data Collection
17.6 Analysis of Data
17.6.1 Open Coding
17.6.2 Axial Coding
17.6.3 Selective Coding
17.6.4 Explanation of Theoretical Scheme
17.7 Conclusion
17.8 Limitations of Study
References
18 Toward Sustainable Understanding of Health: Perception and Worldview on Erectile Dysfunction in Nigeria
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Methodology
18.3 Data Analysis and Presentation of Findings
18.4 Discussion and Conclusion
References
19 An Integrated Enviro-psychological Approach to Health
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Models of Health
19.3 Internal Environment: Psycho-biological Factors of Health
19.3.1 Immune System
19.3.2 Gut Microbiota and Neurotransmitters
19.3.3 Age
19.3.4 Sex
19.3.5 Genetics
19.3.6 Personality
19.3.7 Diet and Nutrition
19.4 External Environment
19.4.1 External Environment: Psycho-social Factors
19.5 Psychoneuroimmunology
19.6 Conclusion
References