Cornucopia (eBook)

Understanding Health through Understanding Agriculture
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2011
84 Seiten
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
978-0-7618-5597-2 (ISBN)

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Cornucopia -  D. Patrick Johnson
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Cornucopia explores the nutritional and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Johnson questions whether current farm practices and the government programs that support them have contributed to the poor health of many Americans. He discusses what this implication means as we feed a growing population amidst rising dietary disease.
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 Americas health and well-being requires us to first return to the farm.

D. Patrick Johnson grew up in the Great Plains of South Dakota surrounded by corn fields. He currently works in Washington, D.C. as an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton's Diplomacy and International Development practice. Johnson's professional focus in the agricultural sector includes program strategy, design, and management. He remains involved with advocacy and educational work to connect agricultural policy with health and nutrition. Johnson is a regularly featured speaker at universities, think tanks, government forums, and international conferences. His work has taken him to over 35 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Part 1 PrefacePart 2 List of FiguresChapter 3 One - You Are What You EatChapter 4 Two - On The FarmChapter 5 Three - America's CornucopiaChapter 6 Four - How We Got Fat, Part IChapter 7 Five - The American DietChapter 8 Six - How We Got Fat, Part IIChapter 9 Seven - HFCS and HealthChapter 10 Eight - Big Food, Meet Big TobaccoChapter 11 Nine - Lessons from the PyramidChapter 12 Ten - The Case for ReformChapter 13 Eleven - Fixing the SystemChapter 14 Twelve - Local, Regional, NationalChapter 15 Thirteen - Getting It Right at W&MChapter 16 Fourteen - Summary and ConclusionPart 17 AppendixPart 18 References

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