Hunger and Obesity : Understanding a Food Insecurity Paradigm : Workshop Summary /

At some point during 2009, more than 17 million households in the United States had difficulty providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. In more than one-third of these households, the food intake of some household members was reduced and normal eating patterns were...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Workshop on Understanding the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Obesity Washington, D.C., United States. Department of Agriculture, Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Other Authors: Troy, Lisa M., Miller, Emily Ann, Olson, Steve, 1956-
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Series:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Hunger > Social aspects > United States > Congresses.
Food security > Social aspects > United States > Congresses.
Obesity > Social aspects > United States > Congresses.
Overweight persons > United States > Congresses.
Faim > Aspect social > États-Unis > Congrès.
Sécurité alimentaire > Aspect social > États-Unis > Congrès.
Obésité > Aspect social > États-Unis > Congrès.
Personnes en surpoids > États-Unis > Congrès.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Overweight persons
Hunger > Social aspects
Obesity > Social aspects
United States
Conference papers and proceedings
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Table of Contents:
  • Goals of the Workshop
  • Setting the Stage for the Coexistence of Food Insecurity and Obesity
  • Socioeconomic Disparities: Food Insecurity and Obesity
  • Sentinel Populations
  • Socioecological Perspectives: The Individual Level
  • Socioecological Perspectives: The Family and Household Level
  • Socioecological Perspectives: The Environmental Level
  • Socioecological Perspectives: The Institutional Level
  • Putting the Levels Together
  • Research Applications
  • Research Gaps from a Disciplinary Perspective
  • Research Methods and Measures
  • Key Elements, Priorities, and Next Steps
  • A: Workshop Agenda
  • B: Planning Committee Biographical Sketches
  • C: Speaker Biographical Sketches
  • D: Workshop Participants
  • E: Acronyms
  • F: Roundtable Discussions
  • G: Public Comments
  • H: Brief List of Recurring Workshop Discussions.

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