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

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Alston, Julian M. (Συγγραφέας), Okrent, Abigail M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy
• Θέματα: Economic policy.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Agricultural economics.; Economics.; Agricultural Economics.; Economic Policy.; Health Economics.

This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future roles...