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U.S. Agricultural Commodity Policy and its Relationship to Obesity

This paper briefly describes the economic nature of crop agriculture, then presents an overview of agricultural policy before addressing whether U.S. agricultural policy truly contributes to the growing levels of obesity in this country.

Date: March 2007

Resource Type: Report

Focus Areas: Nutrition Policy & Programs Pricing & Economics