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Understanding Food Systems : Agriculture, Food Science, and Nutrition in the United States /

"Explores the role and impact of technology - from production to safety, as well as how cultural and consumer behaviors relate to the understanding of nutrition, diet-patterns, and social impact. Topics of concern and debate, including the correlations between food systems and diet-related dise...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: MacDonald, Ruth (Food scientist) (Author), Reitmeier, Cheryll (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Food > United States.
Food supply > United States.
Farm produce > United States.
Agriculture > United States.
Nutrition > United States.
Aliments > États-Unis.
Produits agricoles > États-Unis.
Nutrition > États-Unis.
Aliments > Approvisionnement > États-Unis.
Agriculture
Farm produce
Food
Food supply
Nutrition
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Explores the role and impact of technology - from production to safety, as well as how cultural and consumer behaviors relate to the understanding of nutrition, diet-patterns, and social impact. Topics of concern and debate, including the correlations between food systems and diet-related diseases such as obesity and diabetes are explored, as are the history and current status of food insecurity and accessibility." -- back cover.
Item Description:Includes index.
1. Ethics and Scientific Thinking 2. History of U.S. Agriculture and Food Production 3. Innovations in Agriculture 4. Food Animal Production 5. Human Resources in Agriculture 6. Food Processing 7. Food, Nutrition, and Human Health 8. Sustainability of the US Food Systems.
Physical Description:1 online resource (372 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780128044858
0128044853