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

• Autore: Loo Clement
• 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
• ISBN: 1-137-53704-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910252712603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy