Politics, Practice, and Policy

How to Get Things Done in Food and Nutrition, 10 Case Studies
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-33104-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Food and Nutrition Policy: 10 Case Studies for Developing Effective Policies and Programs explains how policy compromises are reached and then changed over time as new information becomes available. Derived from the authors’ experiences while serving as a political appointee in the federal government, participating in international committees and boards, and from materials from a graduate course which she teaches on global food and nutrition policy at Tufts University, the 10 case studies presented in this book provide real world learning examples on how contentious issues are resolved in the political process.

While each of the ten chapters focuses on a specific topic, the book showcases an overriding theme of food and health justice, equity, and empowerment. Readers will deduce key factors to examine pivotal policy decisions while the author dissects polarizing topics such as examining the successes and failures of dietary guidelines, front label packaging approaches, implications of expanding personalized nutrition, the obesity epidemic and anti-obesity drugs, the role of GMO’s in agricultural production, and more.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kennedy, Eileen

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Landwirtschaftsrecht, Forst-, Jagd- und Fischereirecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Sugar Wars
2. Dietary Guidelines
3. Global Supplemental Feeding Programs, including WIC: Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
4. GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms): The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
5. Front of Pack Labeling (FOP)
6. Micronutrient Malnutrition and the Mystery of Vitamin A
7. Public Policy in Food and Nutrition: Systematic or Chaotic
8. Personalized Nutrition
9. Overweight, Obesity, and Noncommunicable Diseases: The Global Epidemic
10. Transforming Food Systems: What Needs to Be Done?

Über Autor(innen)

Kennedy, Eileen
Dr. Eileen Kennedy is a former dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Currently a professor at the School, Dr. Kennedy's research focuses on assessing the health, nutrition, diet and food security impacts of policies and programs; nutrient density and diet diversity; agriculture nutrition linkages and food systems.

She was a member of the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the UN Committee on World Food Security from 2015 to 2019. where she oversaw the development of the report, Nutrition and Food Systems.

Dr. Kennedy founded and was the first Executive Director of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, responsible for overseeing Dietary Guidelines for Americans. She created the Healthy Eating Index which is used as a single summary measure of diet quality in the USA.