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Food Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the US Food System / / by Clement Loo, Robert A. Skipper, Jr



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Autore: Loo Clement Visualizza persona
Titolo: Food Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the US Food System / / by Clement Loo, Robert A. Skipper, Jr Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2017
Edizione: 1st ed. 2017.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (100 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 338.1973
Soggetto topico: Public policy
Quality of life
Social policy
Public Policy
Quality of Life Research
Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
Social Policy
Persona (resp. second.): SkipperJr., Robert A
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- 2. The New Face of Food Insecurity -- 3. Consent and Exploitation -- 4. Obesity and Coercion -- 5. Moving Forward. .
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Food Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the US Food System  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-137-53704-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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Serie: Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy