Obesity among poor Americans : is public assistance the problem? / Patricia K. Smith.

Author: Smith, Patricia K. (Patricia Kay), 1959-

Imprint:Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, c2009.

Description197 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Trends in obesity, poverty, and public assistance -- The "public assistance causes obesity" hypothesis -- The "obesity causes public assistance" hypothesis -- The "poverty causes both public assistance and obesity" hypothesis -- The "factor X causes both obesity and welfare" hypothesis.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-186) and index.

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