A framework for assessing the effects of the food system / / Malden C. Nesheim, Maria Oria, and Peggy Tsai Yih, editors ; Committee on a Framework for Assessing the Health, Environmental, and Social Effects of the Food System, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.80973
• Soggetto topico: Food supply - Government policy - United States; Food supply - United States; Public health - United States; Food - Environmental aspects - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): NesheimMalden C.; OriaMaria; YihPeggy Tsai
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter; Reviewers; Preface; Contents; Summary; PART I: The U.S. Food System; 1 Introduction; 2 Overview of the U.S. Food System; PART II: Effects of the U.S. Food System; Part II: Effects of the U.S. Food System; 3 Health Effects of the U.S. Food System; 4 Environmental Effects of the U.S. Food System; 5 Social and Economic Effects of the U.S. Food System; PART III: The Framework; 6 The U.S. Food and Agriculture System as a Complex Adaptive System; 7 A Framework for Assessing the Food System and Its Effects; 7-A Annexes: Examples to Illustrate the Framework ; ANNEX 1: Dietary Recommendations for Fish Consumption ANNEX 2: U.S. Biofuels Policy; ANNEX 3: Attaining Recommended Amounts of Fruits and Vegetables in the American Diet; ANNEX 4: Nitrogen in Agroecosystems; ANNEX 5: Comparing Hen Housing Practices and Their Effects on Various Domains; 8 Epilogue; Appendix A: Open Session Agendas; Appendix B: Selected Metrics, Methodologies, Data, and Models; Appendix C: Acronyms; Appendix D: Committee Member Biographical Sketches
• Titolo autorizzato: A framework for assessing the effects of the food system
• ISBN: 0-309-30781-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460903403321
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