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Relating diet, demographics and lifestyle to increasing US obesity rates
Schroeter, Christiane - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 53 (2004) 8
requirements due to lower physical activity levels is assumed to be the major factor in the sharp rise in the prevalence of obesity … trend towards obesity is affecting the public health system tremendously, since four of the ten leading causes of death in … factors on the rising US obesity. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of food source, diet, demographic …
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Fragmenting markets and quality change in New Zealand foods: empirical analysis with a Rotterdam model
Khaled, Mohammed; McWha, Vhari; Lattimore, Ralph G. - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 53 (2004) 8
Very little is known about changes in the demand characteristics of food in New Zealand. As far as we can determine, there has never been a complete disaggregated food demand model estimated for New Zealand. The object of this paper is to update these estimates using more recent data to see...
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A Forecast for the Grocery Industry in the 1990s
McLaughlin, Edward W.; Hawkes, Gerard F. - 1986
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An Exploratory Modeling of the Decision Process of New Product Selection by Supermarket Buyers
McLaughlin, Edward W.; Rao, Vithala R. - 1987
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Die M�rkte f�r Fleisch und Fleischprodukte
Burchardi, Henrike; Hansen, Arne; Herzfeld, Thomas; … - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 56 (2007) 1
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Fast Food Service
Brunk, Max E. - 1970
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The economics of reducing food-borne diseases in developing countries: the case of diarrhea in Rwanda
von Witzke, Harald; Kirschke, Dieter; Lotze-Campen, Hermann - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 54 (2005) 7
The paper provides a methodology which is suitable for the analysis of the social cost of disease and the benefits and cost of health intervention by integrating public health analysis and economics. The approach developed in the paper is applied to food-borne diarrhea in Rwanda. The results...
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Mikron�hrstoffmangel? Ein gesundheits�konomischer Bewertungsansatz
Zimmermann, Roukayatou; Stein, Alexander J.; Qaim, Matin - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 53 (2004) 2
Micronutrient malnutrition is a serious problem in many developing countries. Recently, agricultural technologies have been discussed as a complement to other intervention programs. Plant breeding, targeted at developing staple foods with higher contents of essential vitamins and trace minerals,...
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Food-Chain-Politik – Element einer strategischen Neuorientierung der Agrarpolitik
Reisch, Lucia A. - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 55 (2006) 7
European agricultural policy has undergone profound changes during the past decade. The nucleus of this reform has been the transformation of the agricultural and food policy from a producer centred perspective of agriculture to a more market and consumer oriented food chain approach. Such a...
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Food Price Reporting: Evaluation and Opportunities for Consumers
Lesser, William H. - 1981
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