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Food at work : workplace solutions for malnutrition, obesity and chronic diseases

Title
Food at work : workplace solutions for malnutrition, obesity and chronic diseases / Christopher Wanjek.
Author
Wanjek, Christopher, 1967-
Publication
Geneva : ILO, 2005.

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Description
xv, 448 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"This comprehensive volume establishes a clear link between good nutrition and high productivity. It demonstrates that ensuring that workers have access to nutritious, safe and affordable food, an adequate meal break and decent conditions for eating is not only socially important and economically viable but a profitable business practice too."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Trivia and miscellanea
  • Fallstudiensammlung.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-429) and index.
Contents
Part I. Nutrition and the workplace -- The history and economics of workplace nutrition -- A nutrition overview -- The workplace as a setting for good nutrition -- Part II. Case studies: food solutions from the field -- Canteens and cafeterias -- Meal vouchers -- Mess rooms -- Refreshment facilities and local vendors -- Solutions for families: low-cost shops; provision of food rations, dormitories -- Clean drinking water -- Part III. Resources for unions, employers and governments -- A checklist for enterprise decision-making -- International standards, policies and programmes -- Appendix A: Macronutrients: proteins, fats and carbohydrates -- Appendix B: Micronutrients: vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
ISBN
  • 9221170152
  • 9789221170150
LCCN
2005438043
OCLC
  • ocm63178558
  • 63178558
  • SCSB-1376972
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library