Poverty and Obesity as Political Indicators
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Adam Drewnowski
Abstract
Obesity in the US is treated as a medical condition, while its socioeconomic roots are all but ignored. Yet obesity was a univariate predictor of voting patterns in the 2016 presidential election at both state and county level. Health indicators, linked to socioeconomic variables, may be the new political force.
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Articles in the same Issue
- The Economists’ Voice: Special Issue on Nutrition and Poverty Introduction
- Poverty and Obesity as Political Indicators
- Ensuring Access to Fruits and Vegetables for the Nation’s Most Vulnerable – Contributions of WIC and SNAP
- Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes
- Linking SNAP to Food Security: Exploring Reinstating a Purchase Requirement and Tying Benefits to the Low-Cost Food Plan
- Caloric Sweetened Beverage Taxes: A Toothless Solution?
