I'm actually really curious to find out if anybody's studied the
effect of programs like the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation on
food prices, but so far, no dice. As to the second, question-y part
of your comment, I actually went to an awesome talk about exactly that
last month! Jessica Mudry, the author of <a
href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0791493814?ie=UTF8&tag=trac0d-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0791493814″>Measured
Meals: Nutrition in America<img
src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=trac0d-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0791493814″
width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”" style=”border:none !important;
margin:0px !important;” />, which I have not read but plan to get out
of the library one of these days, you betcha, is looking at
quantification (history and language use) in food and health discourse
(yeah, she's academic as all get-out). Her next book is about the
history of calories, and I am looking forward to both it and
Measured Meals like you would not believe.