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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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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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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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Trust and attitude in consumer food choices under risk
Graffeo, Michele; Savadori, Lucia; Lombardi, Luigi; … - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 53 (2004) 8
In this paper, attitude and trust are studied in the context of a food scare (dioxin) with the aim of identifying the components of attitude and trust that significantly affect how purchases are determined. A revised version of the model by MAYER et al. (1995) was tested for two types of food:...
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Does trust influence consumer behaviour?
Dierks, Leef H. - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 56 (2007) 2
Against the background of diverse food scandals this article investigates the role of trust as a determinant of consumer behaviour in Germany. As empirical analyses indicate, the impact of trust on consumer behaviour in a quotidian and presumably safe setting is to be neglected. In the...
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Analyse des verbraucherorientierten Qualitätsurteils mittels assoziativer Verfahren am Beispiel von Schweinefleisch und Kartoffeln
Bruhn, Maike; Grebitus, Carola - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 56 (2007) 7
Consumers’ quality judgement depends on their knowledge concerning certain quality attributes. Against this background this paper presents the results of a consumer survey conducted in 2004. We focus on measuring consumers’ cognitive structures regarding pork and potatoes. On this...
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Nutrition and health claims – call for and justification of governmental intervention from the consumers’ perspective
Hartmann, Monika; Lensch, Anne Katrin; Simons, Johannes; … - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 57 (2008) 2
In December 2006 the Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 on the use of nutrition and health claims (NHCs) on foods was enacted in order to prevent consumer deception and to harmonise law within the EU. Against this background, this paper analyses the potential costs and benefits linked with NHCs and...
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