Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States

Alston, Julian M.; Okrent, Abigail M.

Palgrave Macmillan

07/2017

393

Dura

Inglês

9781137486479

15 a 20 dias

6366


ebook

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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.
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united states;agriculture policy;obesity epidemic;chronic disease;health care cost;dietary composition;processed food;farm subsidies;multimarket simulation model;research and development;fat;fatness;fruit and vegetable subsidies;behavioral nudge;SNAP;tax;taxes