Food and Nutrition Economics [electronic resource] : Fundamentals for Health Sciences
Davis, George C.
Serrano, Elena L.
Food and Nutrition Economics offers a much-needed resource for non-economists looking to understand the basic economic principles that govern our food and nutritional systems. Comprising both a quick grounding in nutrition with the fundamentals of economics and expert applications to food systems, it is a uniquely accessible and much-needed bridge between previously disparate scholarly and professional fields. This book is intended for upper level undergraduates, graduate students, and health professionals with no background in economics who recognize that economics likely affects much of thei
Specialized.
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Food and Nutrition Economics offers a much-needed resource for non-economists looking to understand the basic economic principles that govern our food and nutritional systems. Comprising both a quick grounding in nutrition with the fundamentals of economics and expert applications to food systems, it is a uniquely accessible and much-needed bridge between previously disparate scholarly and professional fields. This book is intended for upper level undergraduates, graduate students, and health professionals with no background in economics who recognize that economics likely affects much of thei
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 17, 2017).
Choice Behavior
Nutritional Status
Economics
Food Industry
Diet
Food Preferences
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Feeding Behavior
Social Sciences
Investigative Techniques
Industry
Decision Making
Health Status
Physiological Phenomena
Thinking
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
Demography
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Behavior
Phenomena and Processes
Mental Processes
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Population Characteristics
Technology, Industry, Agriculture
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Psychiatry and Psychology
Health Care
Foodborne Diseases
Public Health
Health & Biological Sciences