Agricultural Policy

Do farm subsidies cause obesity? dispelling common myths about public health and the farm bill. Food & Water Watch and The Public Health Institute; 2011. Available from: http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/reports/do-farm-subsidies-cause-obesity/. Accessed November 2011.

 

Alston JM, Rickard BJ, Okrent AM. Farm policy and obesity in the United States. CHOICES. 2010;25(3). Available from: http://www.choicesmagazine.org/magazine/pdf/article_138.pdf.
 
Beghin JC, Jensen HH. Farm policies and added sugars in US diets. Iowa State University: Center for Agricultural and Rural Development; 2008.
 
de Sa J, Lock K. Will European agricultural policy for school fruit and vegetables improve public health? A review of school fruit and vegetable programmes. Eur J Public Health. 2008;18(6):558-568.
 
Duffy M. Economies of size in production agriculture. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):375.
 
Elinder LS. Obesity, hunger, and agriculture: The damaging role of subsidies. BMJ. 2005;331(7528):1333-1336.
 
Fields S. The fat of the land: Do agricultural subsidies foster poor health? Environ Health Perspect. 2004;112(14):A820-3.
 
Gereffi G, Lee J, Christian M. US-based food and agricultural value chains and their relevance to healthy diets. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):357.
 
Hamm MW. Principles for framing a healthy food system. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):241.
 
Hamm MW. Linking sustainable agriculture and public health: Opportunities for realizing multiple goals. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2008;3(2):169.
 
Harvie J, Mikkelsen L, Shak L. A new health care prevention agenda: Sustainable food procurement and agricultural policy. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):409-429.
 
Hawkes C. Promoting healthy diets and tackling obesity and diet-related chronic diseases: What are the agricultural policy levers? Food Nutr Bull. 2007;28(2 Suppl):S312-22.
 
Hawkes C. Identifying innovative interventions to promote healthy eating using consumption-oriented food supply chain analysis. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):336-356.
 
Herrera H, Khanna N, Davis L. Food systems and public health: The community perspective. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):430..
 
Holden C. U.S. agriculture. Farm Bill gives agriculture research a higher profile in the department. Science. 2008;320(5879):998.
 
Izumi BT, Rostant OS, Moss MJ, Hamm MW. Results from the 2004 Michigan farm-to-school survey. J Sch Health. 2006;76(5):169-174.
 
Jackson RJ, Minjares R, Naumoff KS, Shrimali BP, Martin LK. Agriculture policy is health policy. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):393-408.
 
Johnson SR. How nutrition policy affects food and agricultural policy. J Nutr. 1994;124(9 Suppl):1871S-1877S.
 
Krebs-Smith SM, Reedy J, Bosire C. Healthfulness of the U.S. food supply little improvement despite decades of dietary guidance. Am J Prev Med. 2010.
 
Krueger J, Krub K, Hayes L. Planting the seeds for public health: How the farm bill can help farmers to produce and distribute healthy foods. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Farmers' Legal Action Group. Inc.; 2010.
 
Lang T. Reshaping the food system for ecological public health. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):315-335.
 
Malhi L, Karanfil Ö, Merth T, Acheson M, Palmer A, Finegood DT. Places to intervene to make complex food systems more healthy, green, fair, and affordable. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):466.
 
Martini SA, Phillips M. Nutrition and food commodities in the 20th century. J Agric Food Chem. 2009;57(18):8130-8135.
 
Muller M, Tagtow A, Roberts SL, MacDougall E. Aligning food systems policies to advance public health. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):225-240.
 
Neff RA, Palmer AM, McKenzie SE, Lawrence RS. Food systems and public health disparities. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):282.
 
O'Brien P. Dietary shifts and implications for US agriculture. Am J Clin Nutr. 1995;61(6 Suppl):1390S-1396S.
 
Okrent A, Alston JM. The effects of farm commodity and retail food prices on obesity and economic welfare in the United States. Robert Mondavi Institute - Center for Wine Economics; 2011. Available from: http://vinecon.ucdavis.edu/spaw2/uploads/files/cwe1101.pdf.
 
Patrick MS. Federal support for new food and nutrition research: Possibilities for the next Farm Bill. J Am Diet Assoc. 2006;106(12):1951-1953.
 
Stokstad E. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farm Bill may contain seeds for more robust research. Science. 2007;315(5815):1073.
 
Story M, Hamm MW, Wallinga D. Food systems and public health. Poverty & Race. 2010;19(2):3-4.
 
Story M, Hamm MW, Wallinga D. Research and action priorities for linking public health, food systems, and sustainable agriculture: Recommendations from the Airlie conference. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):477.
 
Story M, Hamm MW, Wallinga D. Food systems and public health: Linkages to achieve healthier diets and healthier communities. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):219-224.
 
Sturm R. Affordability and obesity: Issues in the multifunctionality of Agricultural/Food systems. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):454.
 
Tagtow A, Clancy K, Gussow J, Sanchez E, Story M, Wilkins J. Food policy, systems, and environment: Strategies for making healthful food the easiest choice. Childhood Obesity. 2011;7(2):83-89.
 
Wallinga D. Agricultural policy and childhood obesity: A food systems and public health commentary. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29(3):405-410.
 
Wallinga D. Today's food system: How healthy is it? Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):251-281.
 
Wallinga D, Schoonover H, Muller M. Considering the contribution of US agricultural policy to the obesity epidemic: Overview and opportunities. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(1):3.
 
Wasserman A. Recipe for a better tomorrow: A food industry perspective on sustainability and our food system. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2009;4(3):446.
 
Weber JA. More than a farm bill: Food, conservation, and energy act of 2008. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008;108(9):1428-1432.
 
Weber JA, Becker N. Framing the Farm Bill. J Am Diet Assoc. 2006;106(9):1354-1357.
 
Weems S, Weber JA. Farm bill offers opportunity to improve nutrition of all Americans. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007;107(5):736-738.
 

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