weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food …

weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food …

Objective: To determine parental willingness-to-pay (WTP) for childhood obesity prevention. Methods: Cross … general WTP and amount of WTP. Results: From 1 534 parents, 97.8% considered overweight/obesity to be serious public health … problems. A general WTP to reduce the incidence of childhood overweight/obesity by half, was declared by 48.8%. Parents of …

This paper’s objective is to investigate the associations between obesity and Food-Related Lifestyles (FRL) in five … 2008, with quota samples on gender (male, female), age categories (20–44 and 45–70 years), and locality of residence (urban …, rural). A total of 2437 respondents (51%women, 49% men; mean age 41.4 years, SD 13.1) participated. Obtained data included …

Background Previous literature documents the direct and indirect economic costs of obesity, yet none has attempted to … quantify the intangible costs of obesity. This study focuses on quantifying the intangible costs of one unit body mass index … obesity are estimated. We apply individual income as a reference for estimating the value of the loss of subjective well …