Food in America : the past, present, and future of food, farming, and the family meal / Andrew F. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Andrew F., 1946-

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diet--United States--History.

Diet.

Nutrition--United States--History.

Nutrition.

Agriculture--Environmental aspects--United States--History.

Agriculture.

Food industry and trade--United States--History.

Food industry and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 volumes) : illustrations

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2017.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book examines all facets of the modern U.S. food system, including the nation's most important food and agriculture laws, the political forces that shape modern food policy, and the food production trends directly impact the lives of the American family. Coverage includes climate change, food waste, pesticides, sustainable food, food labeling, the effects of salt and sugar on our health, food advertising and marketing, genetically modified foods, and megagrocery chains.

Contents:

v. 1. Food and the environment

v. 2. Food and health and nutrition

v. 3. Food and the economy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400652608

9798216085812

9781610698597

1610698592

OCLC:

953175887

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400652608 doi