Nutrition and sustainability: An emerging food policy discourse

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Lang, Tim ^a   Barling, David ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Food policy; Food systems; Sustainability; Sustainable diet; Sustainable food

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIODIVERSITY; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84872873866     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002966511200290X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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