{"product_id":"introduction-to-the-us-food-system-9781118063385","title":"Introduction to the US Food System","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA public health approach to the US food system\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to the US Food System: Public Health, Environment, and Equity\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and engaging textbook that offers students an overview of today''s US food system, with particular focus on the food system''s interrelationships with public health, the environment, equity, and society. Using a classroom-friendly approach, the text covers the core content of the food system and provides evidence-based perspectives reflecting the tremendous breadth of issues and ideas important to understanding today''s US food system. The book is rich with illustrative examples, case studies, activities, and discussion questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe textbook is a project of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), and builds upon the Center''s educational mission to examine the complex interrelationships between diet, food production, environment, and human health to advance an ecological perspective in reducing threats to th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor xxvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Affiliations xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Center for a Livable Future xxxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Food Systems 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoni A. Neff and Robert S. Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Food System as a System 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 1.1. Complex Adaptive Systems 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 1.2. Food in the Food System 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe US Food System: An Overview 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 1.1. When Your Boat Rocks, You Want Resilience Not Efficiency 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 1.3. Principles of a Healthy, Sustainable Food System 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1 OUTCOMES 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Food System Public Health Effects 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrent F. Kim and Jennifer L.Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDietary Health 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 2.1. Gut Bacteria, Diets and Inflammation 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOccupational and Environmental Health 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 2.1. Pesticides and Children’s Health 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 2.2. Food System Workers at Risk 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Safety 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 2.3. Bisphenol-A: A Ubiquitous Food System Contaminant 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Ecological Threats to and from Food Systems 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMolly D. Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatus of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Essential to Food Systems 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 3.1. Assessing Ecological Integrity of Food Systems 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 3.2. Farmland Protection 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 3.3. Virtual Water and Food Systems 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcesses Through Which Ecological Health isThreatened 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving Toward More Environmentally Sustainable Practices 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 3.1. A Farmer’sThoughts on Defining Sustainable Farming 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 3.2. Consumer Perceptions of Environmentally Sustainable Foods 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 The Food System and Health Inequities 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoni A. Neff, Anne M. Palmer, Shawn E. McKenzie, and Robert S. Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Inequities and Food Systems in the United States 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 4.1. Foodies on a Mission 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElaborating the Pathways 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 4.2. Realizing Justice in Local Food Systems 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 4.3. The People Who Touch Your Food 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 4.4. Contract Chicken Farming 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 4.5. Food, Equity, and Health: Making the Connections in Public Health Practice 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Public Health Implications of Household Food Insecurity 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMariana Chilton, Amanda Breen, and Jenny Rabinowich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition, Distribution, and Determinants of Food Insecurity 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 5.1. Witnesses to Hunger: Participation byThose Who Know Poverty and Hunger Firsthand 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrition Assistance Programs 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 5.2. The Wrong Path Forward: Restricting Food Choices in SNAP 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 5.3. A Defense of Excluding Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value from SNAP 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 5.4. The Public Health Case for Universal Free School Meals 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 5.1. What Do People Do When They Are Worried about Feeding Their Families? 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroader Perspectives 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Community Food Security 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne M. Palmer,Wei-Ting Chen, and MarkWinne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory and Evolution of CFS 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 6.1. Food Hubs: Supporting Healthy Farms, Healthy People, Healthy Economy 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Community Food Security 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFS Policies at Multiple Levels 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does CFS Change Happen? 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 6.2. Case Study: Iowa Food Systems Council, a Second-Generation Food Policy Council 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFS and Public Health 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges for the CFS Field 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 6.1. The City That Ended Hunger 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2 DRIVERS OF THE FOOD SYSTEM 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Food System Economics 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRebecca Boehm, Sean B. Cash, and Larissa S. Drescher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomics Boiled Down: Models, Optimization, Equilibrium, and Social Optimality 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgriculture and Food Production 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Manufacturing and the Food Supply Chain 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 7.1. Price Transmission in the Distribution System: Retail Responses to Supply Price Changes 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Consumption 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 7.2. US Farm Subsidies Do Not Make Americans Fat 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 7.3. Recent Progress in Private Sector Voluntary Initiatives to Promote Healthy Eating 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Policies That Shape the US Food System 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Muller and DavidWallinga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederal Food System Legislation:The Process 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 8.1. Turning Policy Ideas into Legislative Realities 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Alliances Shape Policy 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 8.2. A Brief Look at Agenda-Setting, Policy Analysis, and Food Systems 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Policy-Making Process and the Role of Stakeholders: The Farm Bill as an Example 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe History of US Food and Agriculture Policy: An Overview 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 8.1. Why America’s Food is Still Not Safe 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 8.2. Produce Imports 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Politics of Food System Policy:The Farm Bill as an Example 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow PolicyDrives the Future Food System: The Role of Price 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState and Local Policy 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 8.3. Preemption and Local Food and Agriculture Policies 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Food, Culture, and Society 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Chard and Erin G. Roth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture and Food 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 9.1. Beyond White Bread, a Better Society? 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoodways and Identity 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood As Ritual 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 9.1. Food and Faith 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood, Healing, and Health Beliefs 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood and Gender 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood, Power, and Politics: Food Movements 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 9.2. Zombies, Food Writing, and Agribusiness Apocalypse 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications For Food Systems 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Promotional Marketing: A Driver of the Modern Food System 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCorinna Hawkes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are Food Marketing and Promotion? 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Food Promotion 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 10.1. “Supermarketing” and the Impact on Food Choice 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSegmentation and Targeting in Food Promotion 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 10.2. POP! Point-of-Purchase Nutrition Labels Are Everywhere: Who Benefits? 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtent of Food Promotion 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Promotional Marketing Fits Into the Modern Food System 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDietary Effects of Promotional Marketing 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 10.1. Front Groups: Who is Shaping the Conversation about Health and Wellness? 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponses From Government and Industry 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3 FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN: FROM SEED TO SALES 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Crop Production and Food Systems 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles A. Francis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory of Farming Systems—From Local to Industrial 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Systems in the United States 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergence of an Industrial Agriculture 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 11.1. The Relevance of Genetically Engineered Crops to Sustainable Agriculture 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrial Crop Farming: An Overview 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 11.1. The Proliferation of Corn 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFarms Producing for Local and Regional Markets 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 11.2. A Bright Future for Farmers in the “Middle”? 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgroecology and Organic Farming 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrop Production—Impacts on Environment, Food Security, Public Health, and Society 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Food Animal Production 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrent F. Kim, Leo Horrigan, David C. Love, and Keeve E. Nachman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 12.1. Seafood Harvest and Production 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrialization of Food Animal Production 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 12.1. Husbandry and Industry: Animal Agriculture, Animal Welfare, and Human Health 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Impacts of IFAP 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 12.2. A Case Study in Rural Community Exposures: Yakima Valley, Washington 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 12.2. Living in Duplin County 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal and Ecological Concerns 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgroecological Approaches to Food Animal Production 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy and Dietary Change 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 12.3. The Pew Commission on IFAP: Policy Recommendations and Barriers to Reform 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Food Processing and Packaging 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Cavender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Processing 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 13.1. Food Technology: Equal Partner for a Healthy Future 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 13.2. Ten Food Secrets You Need to Know 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do We Process Foods? 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 13.1. On the History of Freshness 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Packaging 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Processing and Packaging: Challenges 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 13.3. Ultra-Processing and a New Classification of Foods 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood Processing and the Environment 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Food Distribution 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdwardW. McLaughlin and Miguel I. Gómez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary Segments of the Food Distribution System 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of US Food Distribution 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 14.1. The Impact of Walmart 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 14.2. Walmarting the Food Chain 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 14.1. The Growth of Private Label Products in the US Supermarket Sector 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem Trends in Consumer Expenditures 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 14.2. Regional Food Systems 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 14.3. Local Food Systems 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future of Retail Food Distribution 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4 FOOD IN COMMUNITIES AND ON TABLES 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Food Consumption in the United States 373\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlanna Moshfegh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Eating Patterns 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 15.1. Methods for Assessing Diets of Individuals 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 15.2. National Dietary Surveys in the United States 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 15.1. The Supersizing of America: A Time for Action 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeal Patterns—When We Eat 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat We Eat 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 15.3. What about the Food That’s Not Eaten? Food Waste in America and Its Ecological Impacts 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Nutrition 399\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCourtney A. Pinard, Amy L. Yaroch, and Teresa M. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 16.1. Consumer Perspectives 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Nutrition? 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNutrients 101 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 16.1. The Science behind Food and Addiction and the Potential Impact on the Food System 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Nutrients 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Considerations: Additives and Naturally Occurring Chemicals In Food; Organic Food 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 16.2. Reasonable Certainty of No Harm? 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Nutrition Approaches 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Healthy Food Environments 425\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia L. Truant and Roni A. Neff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is a Food Environment? 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 17.1. Measuring the Food Environment 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquity 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 17.1. Connecting Civil Rights to Contemporary Food Justice 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomes, Schools, Workplaces 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 17.2. Striving for “Food Service for a Sustainable Future” 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Built Food Environment 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 17.2. Is There a Map forThat? Using GIS Maps to Understand Our Food Systems 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 17.3. Connecting People andTheir Food Systems: Why Gardens Matter 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18 Intervening to Change Eating Patterns: How Can Individuals and Societies Effect Lasting Change throughTheir Eating Patterns? 457\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinden Thayer, Molly DeMarco, Larissa Calancie, Melissa Cunningham Kay, and Alice Ammerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning Successful Dietary Change Interventions 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 18.1. Framing Public Health Messages to Improve Diet: Taking Measures to Avoid Weight Stigma 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Studies 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 18.2. Meatless Monday: A Simple Idea That Sparked a Movement 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus 18.3. Real Food Challenge 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 18.1. Building a Better Food Environment 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Directions For Dietary Change Interventions 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhoto Credits 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 511\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406825431383,"sku":"9781118063385","price":70.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118063385.jpg?v=1730497244","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introduction-to-the-us-food-system-9781118063385","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}