The Neoliberal Diet – Healthy Profits, Unhealthy People Otero Hardback

The Neoliberal DietHealthy Profits, Unhealthy People\nAuthor(s): Gerardo Otero\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9781477316979, 978-1477316979\nSynopsis\nWhy are people getting fatter in the United States and beyond? Mainstream explanations argue that people simply eat too much energy-dense food while exercising too little. By swapping the chips and sodas for fruits and vegetables and exercising more, the problem would be solved. By contrast, The Neoliberal Diet argues that increased obesity does not result merely from individual food and lifestyle choices. Since the 1980s, the neoliberal turn in policy and practice has promoted trade liberalization and retrenchment of the welfare regime, along with continued agricultural subsidies in rich countries. Neoliberal regulation has enabled agribusiness multinationals to thrive by selling highly processed foods loaded with refined flour and sugars-a diet that.