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Hunger and obesity [electronic resource] : understanding a food insecurity paradigm : workshop summary / Lisa M. Troy, Emily Ann Miller, and Steve Olsen, rapporteurs ; Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

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Workshop on Understanding the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Obesity (2010 : Washington, D.C.)
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2011.
Physical Description
x, 239 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
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Troy, Lisa M., Miller, Emily Ann, Olson, Steve, 1956-, United States. Department of Agriculture, and Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
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Summary
At some point during 2009, more than 17 million households in the United States had difficulty providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. In more than one-third of these households, the food intake of some household members was reduced and normal eating patterns were disrupted due to limited resources. The Workshop on Understanding the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Obesity was held to explore the biological, economic, psychosocial, and other factors that may influence the relationship between food insecurity, overweight, and obesity in the United States. This report examines current concepts and research findings in the field. It identifies information gaps, proposes alternative approaches to analyzing data, recommends new data that should be collected, and addresses the limitations of the available research.
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ISBN
0309187427
9780309187428
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Funding Information
This study was supported by contract no. AG-3198-C-10-0009 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
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