Abstract
The origin of the United States obesity epidemic and associated chronic diseases cannot be attributed to a single source. Factors involved are multifaceted and require an interdisciplinary approach to best analyze the intersecting points fuelling the problem. The majority of the obesity discussion will be limited to the interplay of industrial food practices and the nutritional composition of processed food. This paper discusses the management of the industrialized food system, philosophy of policy creation, the overlap of human psychology, and how these components impact current public health problems.
How to Cite
Marsh, C., (2013) “Food Industry Practices and the Associations to Public Health: A Complex Matrix of Ethical and Social Problems”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 26(1).
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