Creating Nutritionist Software to Aid a Poor Community in Northeastern Brazil

Authors

Jacob D. Durrant, Brigham Young University
David D. Busath, Brigham Young University

Keywords

nutritionist software, poor community, northeastern Brazil, diet

College

Life Sciences

Department

Physiology and Developmental Biology

Abstract

Virgem dos Pobres is an impoverished community on the banks of lake Mundaú in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its dirt roads are lined with houses made of mud and plaster, and sewage is disposed of by means of an open canal that runs through the community’s center. The neighborhood’s population is afflicted with many of the diseases common to extreme poverty: bacterial infections like impetigo, malnourishment, measles, mumps, etc. It was a great privilege to be able to work in some small way to help these wonderful people.

Recommended Citation

Durrant, Jacob D. and Busath, David D. (2013) "Creating Nutritionist Software to Aid a Poor Community in Northeastern Brazil," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1395.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1395