"Non-communicable diseases, associated with risk factors such as tobacco consumption, poor diet, and alcohol use … Activity and Health; and the WHO Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. In line with these instruments, states …, represent a growing health burden around the world. The seriousness of non-communicable diseases is reflected in the adoption of …

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary …, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. It describes traditional economic approaches … increase social welfare. The chapter summarizes the literature on the consequences of risky health behaviors for economic …

The modern nutritional transition is characterized by a significant increase in protein consumption derived from animal … demand, supply, and consumer preferences in driving the increase in meat consumption in Spain, a Mediterranean country that …

peer health and also in reactivity to peer influence. This paper estimates heterogeneity in the peer effects of obesity … suggest that policies that reduce obesity could simultaneously widen some existing health disparities due to the … programs that seek to leverage social interactions for better health outcomes. …