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Author Smith, Patricia K. (Patricia Kay), 1959-

Title Obesity among poor Americans : is public assistance the problem? / Patricia K. Smith.

Publication Info. Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, [2009]
©2009

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.1963 S656O    Check Shelf
Description 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-187) and index.
Contents Trends in obesity, poverty, and public assistance -- The "public assistance causes obesity" hypothesis -- The "obesity causes public assistance" hypothesis -- The "poverty causes both public assistance and obesity" hypothesis -- The "factor X causes both public assistance and obesity" hypothesis -- Common threads and conclusions.
Summary This book investigates the controversial claim by welfare critics that public assistance programs like the Food Stamp and National School Lunch programs contribute to obesity among the poor. The author synthesizes empirical evidence from an array of disciplines--anthropology, economics, epidemiology, marketing, medicine, nutrition science, psychology, public health, sociology, and urban planning--to test this claim and to test whether other causal processes are at work. --from publisher's description.
Subject Obesity -- United States -- Etiology.
Obesity -- Social aspects -- United States.
Poverty -- Health aspects -- United States.
Public welfare -- United States.
Obesity -- etiology -- United States.
Poverty -- United States.
Public Assistance -- United States.
ISBN 9780826516350 cloth alkaline paper
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