% reduction in energy intake, and a reduction in obesity rates between 0.8 and 1.3 percentage points. However, the prevalence of … would decline by between 2.6% and 5.4%, leading to a reduction in obesity prevalence of between 0.2 and 1.1 percentage … reducing rates of obesity. The surprising results reported in this paper should be taken as an illustration of the flaws in the …

overestimate their 5-year risks of a heart attack and a stroke. Obese individuals are thus aware of some but not all obesity …

In order to explain the growth of obesity in industrialized and transition economies, a behavioral approach to food … factors and changes in the composition of diet therefore forms the basis for weight gain and, in the long run, obesity. …

We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are … economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency … obesity trends, and conclude with a brief review of current policies to reduce and prevent excessive body weight both in …

Simple OLS estimates of the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana are … marijuana use to sanctions and thereby demonstrate the efficacy of school-imposed penalties as a deterrent to adolescent drug … use. This is the first evidence of such efficacy and, given what is known about the consequences of drug use, suggests …