A framework for assessing the effects of the food system

A framework for assessing the effects of the food system

"How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans' well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector of our economy; food touches everything from our health to the environment, climate change, economic inequality, and the federal budget. From...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, issuing body (issuing body), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board, issuing body, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on a Framework for Assessing the Health, Environmental, and Social Effects of the Food System, issuing body
Other Authors: Nesheim, Malden C., editor (editor), Oria, Maria, editor, Yih, Peggy Tsai, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press [2015]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Food supply > Government policy > United States.
Food supply > United States.
Public health > United States.
Food > Environmental aspects > United States.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622003406719
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter; Reviewers; Preface; Contents; Summary; PART I: The U.S. Food System; 1 Introduction; 2 Overview of the U.S. Food System; PART II: Effects of the U.S. Food System; Part II: Effects of the U.S. Food System; 3 Health Effects of the U.S. Food System; 4 Environmental Effects of the U.S. Food System; 5 Social and Economic Effects of the U.S. Food System; PART III: The Framework; 6 The U.S. Food and Agriculture System as a Complex Adaptive System; 7 A Framework for Assessing the Food System and Its Effects; 7-A Annexes: Examples to Illustrate the Framework
  • ANNEX 1: Dietary Recommendations for Fish Consumption ANNEX 2: U.S. Biofuels Policy; ANNEX 3: Attaining Recommended Amounts of Fruits and Vegetables in the American Diet; ANNEX 4: Nitrogen in Agroecosystems; ANNEX 5: Comparing Hen Housing Practices and Their Effects on Various Domains; 8 Epilogue; Appendix A: Open Session Agendas; Appendix B: Selected Metrics, Methodologies, Data, and Models; Appendix C: Acronyms; Appendix D: Committee Member Biographical Sketches

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