Exporting obesity: US farm and trade policy and the transformation of the Mexican consumer food environment

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-65

  Clark, Sarah E ^a   Hawkes, Corinna ^b   Murphy, Sophia M E ^a   Hansen Kuhn, Karen A ^a   Wallinga, David ^a  

^a Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural trade; Food environment; Food systems; NAFTA; Obesity; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; DIET; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEXICO; OBESITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MEXICO; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859942661     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1077352512Z.0000000007     Document Type: Article

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