SOC364H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Urban Agriculture, Urban Sociology, Junk Food
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Lecture 11: the urban foods cape, eating and physical activity in the city. Environmental influences on eating and physical activity, annu. The reading discusses both food and inactivity issues. Placing the food system on the urban agenda: the role of municipal institutions in food systems planning. While this article is u. s. based, many of the trends are comparable in canada. I will supplement our discussion with canadian data when possible. What does urban sociology have to do with food, eating, inactivity, and obesity: eating and lower physical activity affect weight. In 2004, approximately 6. 8 million canadian adults ages 20 to 64 were overweight, and an additional 4. 5 million were obese. These trends have a lot to do with where and how we live. Some of the causes stem from our urban lifestyle, but urban settings also offer many benefits for reducing obesity. Between 1970-1972 and 1998, the proportion of canadian adults considered overweight or obese increased from 40. 0% to 50. 7%.
