Obesity among poor Americans : is public assistance the problem? /

Obesity among poor Americans : is public assistance the problem? /

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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...

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Main Author: Smith, Patricia K. (Patricia Kay), 1959-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Obesity > United States > Etiology.
Obesity > Social aspects > United States.
Poverty > Health aspects > United States.
Public welfare > United States.
Obesity > etiology.
Poverty.
Public Assistance.
United States.
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