The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States
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| Summary: | XXII, 393 p. 43 illus. text |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017. |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47831-3 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Obesity in America
- 3. Consequences of Obesity
- 4. Causes of Obesity: Individual Physiology and Consumption Choices
- 5. Causes of Obesity: External Influences
- 6. Roles for Government: In Principle
- 7. U.S. Farm Subsidies and Obesity
- 8. Agriculture R&D, Technology, and Obesity
- 9. Fat Taxes and Thin Subsidies as Obesity Policy
- 10. Other Food Polices as Obesity Policy
- 11. Summary and Synthesis.