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Cornucopia
Understanding Health through Understanding Agriculture
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2011
Summary
Cornucopia explores the health and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Using a corn farm in rural South Dakota as his starting point, Johnson reviews the history of agricultural policies in America to understand how large-scale, industrial agriculture came to play such a large role in U.S. and world food production. He also discusses the role of agricultural policies in the on-going "food for fuel" debate, as well as the linkages between agricultural outputs and health outcomes. As the U.S. battles with a burgeoning epidemic of dietary disease - including some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in the developed world - it is especially important to understand where our food comes from and its relation to health, nutrition, and economic mobility. Ensuring America's health and well-being requires us to first return to the farm.
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Copyright year
2011
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-5596-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-5597-2
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
82
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Preface No access
Ch01. You Are What You Eat No access Pages 1 - 3
Ch02. On the Farm No access Pages 4 - 9
Ch03. America’s Cornucopia No access Pages 10 - 14
Ch04. How We Got Fat, Part I No access Pages 15 - 21
Ch05. The American Diet No access Pages 22 - 24
Ch06. How We Got Fat, Part II No access Pages 25 - 29
Ch07. HFCS and Health No access Pages 30 - 37
Ch08. Big Food, Meet Big Tobacco No access Pages 38 - 41
Ch09. Lessons from the Pyramid No access Pages 42 - 50
Ch10. The Case for Reform No access Pages 51 - 54
Ch11. Fixing the System No access Pages 55 - 59
Ch12. Local, Regional, National No access Pages 60 - 63
Ch13. Getting It Right at W&M No access Pages 64 - 68
CH14. Summary and Conclusion No access Pages 69 - 70
Appendix. Quick Tips for Healthy Eating No access Pages 71 - 78
