Linking agricultural policies with obesity and noncommunicable diseases: A new perspective for a globalising world

Food Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-353

  Hawkes, Corinna ^a   Friel, Sharon ^b   Lobstein, Tim ^c   Lang, Tim ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Diet; Food policy; Food supply chains; Food systems; Globalisation; Non communicable diseases; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SELECTION; GLOBALIZATION; LIBERALIZATION; OBESITY;

EID: 84859960150     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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