"Inspires readers to become change-makers for healthy living and eating by using design-thinking principles to tackle local and global issues. Beginning with a detailed look at the steps involved in design thinking, readers are guided through the process so they can design their own solutions to big issues--from the need for healthy food options in schools to the lack of clean drinking water in impoverished communities"--Provided by publisher.
Presents an examination of childhood obesity in the United States, including a discussion of the environmental, medical, and dietary factors that leads to it, and provides suggestion for both short and long-term interventions and solutions.
Examines the politics of food, discussing convenience foods, under-regulated commercial farms, backlash against environmentalists and consumer activists, agricultural failure in third world countries, and other related topics.
Presents an overview of global food production and consumption, covering such topics as modern-day farming, fair trade, and the debate surrounding genetically modified foods.
Contains twenty-six essays that feature diverse opinions on issues related to malnutrition, and discusses the seriousness of the problem, possible causes of malnutrition, government responsibility, potential solutions, and other related topics.
