03176nam 22006615 450 991025271260332120250609111420.09781137537041113753704310.1057/978-1-137-53704-1(CKB)3710000001418193(MiAaPQ)EBC4895155(DE-He213)978-1-137-53704-1(Perlego)3506176(MiAaPQ)EBC6230003(EXLCZ)99371000000141819320170703d2017 u| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFood Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the US Food System /by Clement Loo, Robert A. Skipper, Jr1st ed. 2017.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2017.1 online resource (100 pages) illustrationsPalgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy,2945-67469781137537034 1137537035 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. The New Face of Food Insecurity -- 3. Consent and Exploitation -- 4. Obesity and Coercion -- 5. Moving Forward. .This book argues that the factors contributing to obesity as a product of food insecurity have risen largely from the exploitation of vulnerable communities. In the past, food insecurity has been understood as primarily a matter of famine, hunger, and undernutrition. Such an understanding is no longer accurate: food insecurity is now also associated with obesity, the rates of which have increased dramatically in the past thirty years, particularly among lower-income communities and communities of color. This is likely the result of changes in the food system, including the reduction of access to fresh produce. Governments and intergovernmental bodies are therefore justified in more vigorously and directly intervening in the food system to ensure that communities have access to foods that contribute to better public health outcomes.Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy,2945-6746Political planningQuality of lifeSocial sciencesHumanitiesSocial policyPublic PolicyQuality of Life ResearchHumanities and Social SciencesSocial PolicyPolitical planning.Quality of life.Social sciences.Humanities.Social policy.Public Policy.Quality of Life Research.Humanities and Social Sciences.Social Policy.338.1973Loo Clementauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1060909Skipper Jr., Robert Aauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autBOOK9910252712603321Food Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the US Food System2516273UNINA