Food Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the US Food System
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 und
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FOOD INSECURITY, THE OBESITY CRISIS, AND EXPLOITATION IN THE US FOOD SYSTEM Clement Loo Robert A. Skipper, Jr.
Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy Series editor Sheldon Krimsky Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Tufts University Medford, MA, USA
Biotechnology continues to impact populations in myriad ways influencing contemporary issues in food supply, genetic therapy, health care, biosecurity, terrorism, criminal justice, food supply, and environmental engineering among many other aspects of daily life. The ‘Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy’ seeks to promote interdisciplinary research that analyzes and assesses the social, environmental, and moral ramifications of where this technology is taking us. With a wide range of topics within bioethics open to the series, the project will provide a home for cutting-edge research that bridges the divide between the natural and social sciences. Based on the strengths in these fields within Palgrave, and Macmillan Science and Higher Education more broadly, this series will attract a dynamic and varied assortment of scholars to provide comprehensive evaluations of where biotechnology is taking our society-and most importantly, if these directions are being forged appropriately and ethically. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14662
Clement Loo · Robert A. Skipper, Jr.
Food Insecurity, the Obesity Crisis, and Exploitation in the US Food System
Clement Loo University of Minnesota Morris, MN, USA
Robert A. Skipper, Jr. University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, USA
Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy ISBN 978-1-137-53703-4 ISBN 978-1-137-53704-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53704-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943643 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps an
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