SOC 808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Postmedia News
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Like hunger, obesity is also on the rise since the mid-(cid:883)97(cid:882)(cid:495)s. Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 millions of them obese. Increased consumption of more energy-dense, nutrient-poor food with high levels of sugar and saturated fats, combined with reduced physical activity, have led to obesity rates that have risen three-fold or more. Bmi - a measure of weight adjusted for height. Metric: bmi = weight (kg) / height (metres) ^2. Refer to institutional spheres where food is displayed for sale and or consume. The shift from domestic to public sphere. The role of pseudo foods, differential profits, corporate concentration, mass advertising, and product differentiation a nd spatial colonization in this process. Psuedo foods nutrient poor edible products which are typically high in fat, sugar, salt and calories and low in nutrients essential for health.
