Food Supply

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Food Prices and the Dynamics of Body Weight — Mar 31, 2011

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Los Angeles Fast-Food Restaurant Ban Unlikely to Have Impact on Obesity — Oct 5, 2009

Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity.

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Neighborhood Food Environments and Body Mass Index: The Importance of In-Store Contents — Aug 31, 2009

The availability of energy-dense snack foods in grocery stores plays a role in the weight status of neighborhood residents.

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Obesity and the Built Environment: Changes in Environmental Cues Cause Energy Imbalances — Nov 30, 2008

This paper reviews documented changes in the food environment, changes in the physical activity environment and the mechanisms through which people respond to these environments, often without conscious awareness or control.

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Food Prices and Weight Gain During Elementary School: 5-Year Update — Oct 31, 2008

Childhood overweight has increased rapidly over the last two decades. Energy-dense foods are cheaper per calorie, which could be a partial explanation for why the highest rates of obesity are observed among groups of limited economic means.

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REPORT

Perennial Polyculture Farming and the Next Agricultural Revolution — Jul 10, 2007

Ideally, improved agricultural practices should continue to increase food production while reducing environmental damage and other undesirable effects of current methods. Perennial polyculture farming could be an important step toward realizing that goal.

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RESEARCH BRIEF

Perennial Cornucopia: Planning the Next Agricultural Revolution — Jul 2, 2007

This research brief summarizes information about perennial polyculture farming and discusses its potential for reducing worldwide hunger and malnutrition, reversing environmental degradation, and redressing the loss of biodiversity.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Social Construction of Anemia in School Shelters for Indigenous Children in Mexico — Dec 31, 2005

Indigenous children in school shelters in Mexico suffer from anemia in spite of food that is subsidized, prepared, and served to them.

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The U.S. Agricultural System: A Target for Al-Qaeda? — Dec 31, 2004

Discusses the Impact of a major act of agricultural bio-terrorism in the United States.

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REPORT

The Future of Genetically Modified Crops: Lessons from the Green Revolution — Aug 17, 2004

The world is now on the cusp of a new agricultural revolution, the so-called Gene Revolution, in which genetically modified (GM) crops are tailored to address chronic agricultural problems in certain regions of the world. This monograph report investigates the circumstances and processes that can induce and sustain this new agricultural revolution. The authors compare the Green Revolution of the 20th century with the GM crop movement to…

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Hitting America's Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry — May 2, 2004

Over the past decade, the United States has endeavored to increase its ability to detect, prevent, and respond to terrorist threats and incidents. The agriculture sector and the food industry in general, however, have received comparatively little attention with respect to protection against terrorist incidents. This study aims to expand the current debate on domestic homeland security by assessing the vulnerabilities of the agricultural…

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RESEARCH BRIEF

Agroterrorism: What Is the Threat and What Can Be Done About It? — Dec 31, 2003

This research brief describes work documented in Hitting America’s Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry (MG-135-OSD).

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COMMENTARY

The US Agricultural Sector: A New Target for Terrorism? — Feb 9, 2001

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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REPORT

Soviet agriculture since the September 1953 reforms. 15 September, 1955. — Dec 31, 1954

A discussion of the developments proposed after the 1953 Soviet agricultural reforms to reduce the importance of private production in total food supply. In particular, this study discusses USSR plans to increase the production of specific crops and ...

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