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A framework for assessing 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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: The U.S. food system. Introduction
- Overview of the U.S. food system
- Part II: Effects of the U.S. food system
- Health effects of the U.S. food system
- Environmental effects of the U.S. food system
- Social and economic effects of the U.S. food system
- Part III: The framework
- The U.S. food and agriculture system as a complex adaptive system
- Framework for Assessing the food system and Its Effects
- Annexes: Examples to illustrate the framework.
- Dietary Recommendations for Fish Consumption
- U.S. biofuels policy
- Attaining recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables in the American diet
- Nitrogen in agroecosystems
- Comparing hen housing practices and their effects on various domains
- Epilogue.