Lectures (Video)
- 1. Introduction: What We Eat, Why We Eat and the Key Role of Food in Modern Life
- 2. Food Then, Food Now: Modern Food Conditions and Their Mismatch with Evolution
- 3. Biology, Nutrition and Health I: What We Eat
- 4. Biology, Nutrition and Health II: What Helps Us and Hurts Us
- 5. Biology, Nutrition and Health III: The Psychology of Taste and Addiction
- 6. Culture and the Remarkable Plasticity of Eating
- 7. Hunger in the World of Plenty
- 8. Nutrition Transition and Global Food Issues
- 9. From Ancient to Modern Farming: The Green Revolution and the Prospect of Feeding the World
- 10. Sustainability I: The Impact of Modern Agriculture on the Environment and Energy Use
- 11. Sustainability II: The Impact of Modern Agriculture on Biodiversity, Genetic Modification and Animal Welfare
- 12. Public Health vs. Medical Models in Nutrition Change: Saving Lives One or a Million at a Time
- 13. Eating Disorders and Obesity
- 14. Perspectives of the Food Industry
- 15. Economics, Nutrition and Health: Subsidies, Food Deserts and More
- 16. Everyone but Me: The Pervasive Reach and Powerful Influence of Food Marketing on Food Choices
- 17. The Politics of Food I: How Politics Affects National Nutrition Policy
- 18. The Politics of Food II: The Issues, the Fights and Who Controls the Frame
- 19. The Law and Opportunities to Improve Nutrition and Health
- 20. Schools and Nutrition: Where Health and Politics Collide
- 21. The Morphing of the Modern Diet
- 22. Sustainability and Health Food Access
- 23. Success Stories, Innovation and Change from the Grass Roots
The Psychology, Biology and Politics of Food - Lecture 18
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Lecture 18 - The Politics of Food II: The Issues, the Fights and Who Controls the Frame
Professor Brownell discusses the specifics of government and its role in people's food choices. He explores whether and how government should play a role in people's food choices. Professor Brownell highlights the American mindset which couples freedom with issues of personal responsibilities, explores how the framing of the issue influences policy, and proposes a more nuanced view. He then reviews what the current government does on the nutrition program front. He then reviews the three conditions under which business self-regulates, and suggests taxation as a potential government intervention, and a tobacco tax precedent.
Prof. Kelly D. Brownell
PSYC 123: The Psychology, Biology and Politics of Food, Fall 2008 (Yale University: Open Yale) http://oyc.yale.edu Date accessed: 2009-11-20 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
