Food Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the US Food System
2017 ed.
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy
ISBN-10
1137537035
ISBN-13
9781137537034
Edition
2017 ed.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Pivot
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 3rd, 2017
Print length
93 Pages
Weight
278 grams
Dimensions
15.60 x 21.80 x 1.40 cms
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This book argues that the factors contributing to obesity as a product of food insecurity have risen largely from the exploitation of vulnerable communities.
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.
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