Nutrition and Malnutrition

The Burg Wartenstein Symposia have become rightly celebrated for achieving their original purpose: to be of service and interest to the anthropological profes­ sion as a whole and to contribute to related sciences. We are specially grateful to the Board of Directors of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research for the award of a symposium on Physical Anthropology and Nutritional Status. We had considered that such a subject was timely and that an inter-disciplinary approach would contribute useful knowledge in a most important area--particularly in the field of child health. This pUblication of the proceedings will show the degree of success of these aims. Mrs. Lita Osmundsen, Director of Research at the Wenner-Gren Foundation, not only steered us in the early stages but, during our delightful time at Burg Wartenstein, and subsequently, she has been that most charming of crosses--den mother and first class science administrator. We are deeply grateful to her. And grateful, too, for the organization and friendly warm spoiling by the Wenner-Gren staff in residence at Burg Wartenstein. Our nutritional status was high. Nothing was too much trouble for them and it was a wrench to leave and say goodbye to them. The Foundation has since supported our efforts towards this publication. Here we owe a very special debt of gratitide to the cooperation and friendly exper­ tise of Mr. Seymour Weingarten, Senior Editor of the Plenum Publishing Corporation, aided by Mr. John Matzka, Managing Editor of this Corporation.

Definition Of The Problem.- Anthropometry As An Index Of Nutritional Status.- A New Apparatus For Stereometry: Moiré Contourograph.- Overnutrition, Overgrowth And Hormones (With Special Reference To The Infant Born Of The Diabetic Mother).- Maternal Leukocyte Metabolism In Fetal Malnutrition.- Interrelationships Between Body Size, Body Composition And Function.- From QUAC Stick To A Compositional Assessment Of Man's Nutritional Status.- Changes In Pigs Due To Undernutrition Before Birth, And For One, Two, And Three Years Afterwards, And The Effects Of Rehabilitation.- Effect Of Maternal Dietary Protein On Anthropometric And Behavioral Development Of The Offspring.- Some Statistical Considerations On The Use Of Anthropometry To Assess Nutritional Status.- Biological Reference Systems In The Assessment Of Nutritional Status.- Selection Of The Minimum Anthropometric Characteristics To Assess Nutritional Status.- Cross-Sectional Versus Longitudinal Studies.- Relative Values Of Longitudinal, Cross-Sectional And Mixed Data Collection In Community Studies.- The Relation Between Size At Birth And Preschool Clinical Severe Malnutrition.- Ecological Factors Relating To Child Growth And Nutritional Status.- Conference Participants.