Description

• Title:
  Poverty, Obesity, Diabetes: Are They the By-Products of Liberalization of Global Economy?
• Creator:
  Rehman, Sharaf N.
• Contributor:
  University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Communication
• Description:
  The paper briefly describes the causes of a global rise in obesity and diabetes. In so doing, it establishes links between (1) poverty and obesity, and (2) obesity and diabetes. The paper also presents data from a survey (N=147) conducted in a depressed economy in Texas where cases of obesity and diabetes are among the highest in the US. The paper argues for a paradigm shift in viewing the role of policymakers in regards to food and pharmaceutical industries, both locally and globally.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  © Copyright by Authors, Łódź 2016; © Copyright for this edition by Uniwersytet Łódzki, Łódź 2016
• Date:
  2017.03.30;
  2016
• Type:
  Article
• Language:
  English
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Relation:
  19
• Subject:
  diabetes;
  nutrition;
  obesity;
  public health policy;
  national development and public health;
  F63;
  F68;
  I15;
  O24;
  Q18
• Identifier:
  1899-2226;
  http://hdl.handle.net/11089/21061 ;
  2353-4896;
  10.18778/1899-2226.19.4.03
• Data provider:
  Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  image