In September 2013 the Mexican government announced to take joint action in the combat against obesity and diabetes and … drinks - encountered high impact all around the world. The dissertation at hand deals with the rise in obesity in Mexico from … Diabetes an und rief dabei ein umfassendes Massnahmenpaket aus. Ein weltweites Echo erhielt die geplante Einführung der …

The purpose of this dissertation is to address policy makers to change the way they think about increasing obesity … rates. So far the discussion revolves around increasing incomes and imposing taxes on high fat food, despite their disputed … effectiveness. Most of these studies seem to neglect the cultural dimension of the phenomenon and the fact that obesity is seen as a …

Consumers’ food preferences have led to a worldwide overweight rate of 35% in 2008. It is a matter of fact that … overweight is closely linked to unhealthy eating habits. Most existing nutrition labels contain reference information in the form … thought to provide a reference against which consumers can compare nutritional contents of food products. An alternative to …