Obesity Prevention and National Food Security : A Food Systems Approach
Joint Authors
Finney Rutten, Lila J.
Patrick, Heather
Story, Mary
Yaroch, Amy Lazarus
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Interventions that cultivate sustainable food systems to promote health, prevent obesity, and improve food security have the potential for many large-scale and long-lasting benefits including improvements in social, environmental, health, and economic outcomes.
We briefly summarize findings from previous research examining associations between obesity and food insecurity and discuss the need for greater synergy between food insecurity initiatives and national obesity prevention public health goals in the United States.
The common ground between these two nutrition-related public health issues is explored, and the transformation needed in research and advocacy communities around the shared goal of improving population health through individual, environmental, and policy level changes to promote healthy sustainable food systems is discussed.
We propose an ecological framework to simultaneously consider food insecurity and obesity that identifies levers for change to promote sustainable food systems to improve food security and prevent obesity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Finney Rutten, Lila J.& Yaroch, Amy Lazarus& Patrick, Heather& Story, Mary. 2012. Obesity Prevention and National Food Security : A Food Systems Approach. ISRN Public Health،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Finney Rutten, Lila J.…[et al.]. Obesity Prevention and National Food Security : A Food Systems Approach. ISRN Public Health No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Finney Rutten, Lila J.& Yaroch, Amy Lazarus& Patrick, Heather& Story, Mary. Obesity Prevention and National Food Security : A Food Systems Approach. ISRN Public Health. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479848
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479848