Food System Globalization, Eating Transformations, and Nutrition Transitions
Author(s)
Sobal, Jeffery
Abstract
This chapter will discuss the globalization of the food system and its relationship to eating transformations, nutrition transitions, and subsequent health outcomes. Many phenomena are involved in globalization and multiple approaches to the topic exist (Featherstone 1990; McMichael 1996; Mittelman 1996; Schaeffer 1996; Sklar 1991). Several perspectives on globalization will be differentiated and applied in this chapter to issues surrounding food, eating, nutrition, and health. This presentation will use broad conceptualizations as analytical tools to portray large-scale patterns, recognizing that much variation and diversity occurs within overall trends and changes.
