Nutrition & politics
By: Jacquelyn Simone
Series: Nutrition: a global view
Publisher: Alphahouse
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781934970294
Subjects: Nutrition; Juvenile literature; Food supply; Political aspects
Other titles: Nutrition and politics
Description: Provides a fascinating historical account of how politics has influenced food production and consumption and the resulting nutritional impact from the time of clans and tribes to today, with the current rash of food riots taking place in response to more food shortages than ever before. This book explores the response of governments and international organizations to food and nutrition problems, including territorial disputes over fishing rights; governmentally induced famines in developing countries; emergency relief efforts in times of drought, famine, and other crises; and how global warming is affecting both regional and international food supplies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-108) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is nutrition?; title: Historical perspectives on politics; title: Twentieth century developments; title: Modern concerns; title: Politics, nutrition, and the environment; title: Using politics to feed the world.