Food systems and health /

• Other Authors: Shostak, Sara (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
• Series: Advances in medical sociology ; v. 18.
• Subjects: Food > Safety measures.; Food security > Health aspects.; Food supply > Social aspects.; Public health.; Medical > Mental Health.; Mental health services.

In recent years, the ways in which food is produced, distributed, and consumed have emerged as prominent health and social issues. With rising concern about rates of obesity, food systems have attracted the attention of state actors, leading to both innovative and controversial public health interv...