Obesity among poor Americans : is public assistance the problem? /

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This book investigates the controversial claim by welfare critics that public assistance programs like the Food Stamp and National School Lunch programs contribute to obesity among the poor. The author synthesizes empirical evidence from an array of disciplines--anthropology, economics, epidemiology...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Patricia K. (Patricia Kay), 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Obesity > United States > Etiology.
Obesity > Social aspects > United States.
Poverty > Health aspects > United States.
Public welfare > United States.
Public welfare.
Obesity > etiology
Public Assistance
Poverty
Obésité > États-Unis > Étiologie.
Obésité > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Aide sociale.
welfare services.
MEDICAL > Bariatrics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Obesity > Etiology.
Obesity > Social aspects.
Poverty > Health aspects.
Sozialhilfe
Armut
Fettsucht
United States
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Trends in obesity, poverty, and public assistance
  • The "public assistance causes obesity" hypothesis
  • The "obesity causes public assistance" hypothesis
  • The "poverty causes both public assistance and obesity" hypothesis
  • The "factor X causes both public assistance and obesity" hypothesis
  • Common threads and conclusions.

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