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Diet and Nutrition
Public health nutrition and food policy reviewed
September 27th, 2004
Scientists review public health nutrition and food policy in a recent issue of Public Health Nutrition. According to recent research from England, "Food in its many manifestations allows us to explore the global control of health and to examine the ways in which food choice is molded by many interests. The global food market is controlled by a small number of companies who operate a system that delivers 'cheap' food to the countries of the developed world. This 'cheap' food comes at a price, which externalizes costs to the nation state in terms of health consequences (diabetes, coronary heart disease, and other food-related diseases) and to the environment in...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2004-09-27)
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