Food and Nutrition in the Middle East 1970-1986

This bibliography fills a gap in the reference literature on nutrition in the Middle East by providing abstracts of all studies published from 1970 through 1986. It continues the work that was started by A Decade of Nutrition Research in the Arab World 1960-1970 published by the American University of Beirut. The geographic scope of the bibliography includes Algeria Bahrain egypt Ethiopia Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emiratges and North and South Yemen; it also includes studies from other countries such as Afghanistan that have substantial Arab or Islamic populations. Information is also supplied for works that examine the nutrition of Middle Eastern guest workers and their families in Europe or which focus on Islamic migrants to that continent. Relevant intercountry studies projects and conferences are referenced as well.The population focus of this bibliography is on people who consume primarily the Middle Eastern diet. Although human nutrition is the main subject this necessarily also involves works which treat animal nutrition toxicology agriculture epidemiology parasitology food technology medical therapy and cultural practices. The bibliography is organized and cross-indexed by years of publication country examined first author''s last name and main and secondary topics for ease of use. English-language abstracts are provided for every article.