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Cornucopia explores the health and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Using a corn farm in rural South Dakota as his starting point, Johnson reviews the history of agricultural policies in America to understand how large-scale, industrial agriculture came to play such a large role in U.S. and world food production. He also discusses the role of agricultural policies in the on-going "food for fuel" debate, as well as the linkages between agricultural outputs and health outcomes. As the U.S. battles with a burgeoning epidemic of dietary disease - including some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in the developed world - it is especially important to understand where our food comes from and its relation to health, nutrition, and economic mobility. Ensuring America's health and well-being requires us to first return to the farm.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Central government

• Full title: Cornucopia
• Subtitle: Understanding Health through Understanding Agriculture
• Author: D. Patrick Johnson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84
• EAN: 9780761855965
• ISBN: 0761855963
• ID: 04915024
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Weight: 163 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 157 × 7 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. September 2011

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