The neoliberal diet and inequality in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-55

  Otero, Gerardo ^a   Pechlaner, Gabriela ^b   Liberman, Giselle ^a   Gürcan, Efe ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Food; Health inequalities; Inequality; Neoliberalism; Nutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD QUALITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NEOLIBERALISM; NUTRITION; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIET; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INEQUALITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEOLIBERAL DIET; NEOLIBERAL DIET RISK INDEX; NEOLIBERALISM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; INCOME; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRENDS;

UNITED STATES;

DIET; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; OBESITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939532710     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.005     Document Type: Article

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