Food Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the Us Food System

2017. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-137-53703-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 93 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

Reihe: Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loo, Clement

Skipper Jr, Robert A

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The New Face of Food Insecurity.- 3. Consent and Exploitation.- 4. Obesity and Coercion.- 5. Moving Forward.

Über Autor(innen)

Clement Loo is Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies at University of Minnesota, Morris, US. His research has focused on environmental philosophy, food justice, and environmental assessment. 
Robert A. Skipper, Jr., is Professor and Fellow of the Graduate School in Philosophy at University of Cincinnati, US. His research has focused on the origins and development of evolutionary genetics and particularly the founders of population genetics.