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The consuming geographies of food : diet, food deserts and obesity /

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"The consumption and distribution of food, as well as its production, has become a major public policy issue over the past few decades; what we eat is no longer merely a private matter but carries significant externalities for wider society. Its increasing significance within the public arena i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shaw, Hillary J. (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Routledge studies of gastronomy, food and drink.
Subjects:
Food consumption > Social aspects.
Food preferences > Social aspects.
Food habits > Social aspects.
Nutrition > Social aspects.
Diet > Social aspects.
Obesity > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Accelerate to impact
  • 2. You are what you eat
  • 3. Minding our diet
  • 4. Philosophies of food
  • 5. Grosser grocers, consumed consumers
  • 6. Mapping food access and obesity
  • 7. Getting back into shape
  • 8. Decelerate to sustainability
  • 9. From welfare to foodfare.