Exploring Health and Environmental Costs of Food: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, et al.

The U.S. food system provides many benefits, not the least of which is a safe, nutritious and consistent food supply. However, the same system also creates significant environmental, public health, and other costs that generally are not recognized and not accounted for in the retail price of food. These include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, soil erosion, air pollution, and their environmental consequences, the transfer of antibiotic resistance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309265800
• ISBN13: 9780309265805
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"