A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System

by National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, et al.

How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans' well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector of our economy; food touches everything from our health to the environment, climate change, economic inequality, and the federal budget. From the earliest developments of agriculture, a major goal has been to attain sufficient foods that provide the energy and the nutrients needed for a healthy, active...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309307805
• ISBN13: 9780309307802
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"