Food fix : : how to Save our Health, our Economy, our Communities, and our Planet-- one Bite at a Time
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Includes index.
The true cost of food : the health, economic, environmental, and climate impact of our food system -- The global epidemic of chronic disease : the role of our food system -- The global reach of big food -- Leveraging fiscal policies to address obesity and chronic disease -- How big food and big ag control food policy -- The power of food industry lobbyists -- The US government : subsidizing disease, poverty, environmental destruction, and climate change -- The food industry preys on children and schools -- The FDA is not doing its job to protect us -- How the food (mostly soda) industry co-opts public health and distorts nutrition science -- How big food buys partnerships and hides behind front groups -- The hidden oppression of big food : social injustice, poverty, and racism -- Food and mental health, behavior, and violence -- Farmworkers and food workers : the neglected victims of our food system -- Why agriculture matters : food and beyond -- Soil, water, biodiversity : why should we care? -- The food and ag industry : the biggest contributor to climate change.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2020.
Year Published: 2020
Description: 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
031645317X
9780316453172
SUBJECTS
Food supply.
Food industry and trade.
Food industry and trade -- Government policy -- United States.
Food supply -- Economic aspects.