What causes the increase of energy intake ?
- The economic imperatives of the food system
- Promotions, pricing, packaging, and availability
- Advertising, promotions, incentives
- Television commercials
- Soft drink in vending machines
- Food eaten outside the home
What is causing the decline in energy expenditure
- Labor saving devices, from automobiles to email
- Wonders of modern civilization such as central heating, and air conditioning
- Suburban lifestyle
- Elimination of physical education classes
what are some impacts on diets and health ?
- Over consumption of macronutrients
- Micronutrient and vitamin deficiency
- Rise in obesity, diabetes, food allergies and certain cancers
- Safety concerns related to agrochemicals and new technologies
- Safety concerns due to contamination (e-coli, lister
how does social status effect your food intake?
arch indicate that poor people, ethnic and racialized minorities and aboriginal peoples living in poverty and people residing in neighborhoods identified as food deserts have higher prevalence of obesity. Food deserts are areas in which nutritious and affordable food is not readily accessible to residents.
What are food environments?
to institutional spheres where food is displayed for sale and/or consumed.
What does winson define spatial colonization as?
processors secure visibility and availability of their products within a particular food environment such as a grocery store
how does sugar and HFCS affect you?
sugar -> TYPE 2 DIABETES
high fructose corn syrup-> OBESITY
What are pseudo foods?
Pseudo foods are nutrient poor edible products which are typically high in fat, sugar, salt and calories and low in nutrients essential for health (i.e. vitamins, minerals, proteins)
Where can endocrine disruptors be found?
Endocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides
What does the developmental obesogen suggest?
chemical exposures may increase the risk of obesity
What is moral panic?
Moral panic refers to issues that are seen as threats to societal values and requires societal response.
What does Coveney look at ?
Coveney looks at the role of experts in constructing fatness as a social and medical problem. Foucault uses the term “governmentality” not as a concept limited to state politics but as understanding power, forms of control and the role of disciplinary institutions (schools, prisons, mental institutions), professional bodies, and discourses that get internalized by individuals and guide social behavior.
Coveney also talks about the increasing role of a Diet-making-complex bringing together a group of compatible interests such as scientists, policy makers, food companies, and communication specialists in shaping our diets.
