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Is the Obesity Epidemic a Public Health Problem? A Decade of Research on the Economics of Obesity
Philipson, Tomas - 2014
countries, where it is rapidly becoming the major public health problem facing such nations. As a consequence, there has been a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012751482
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Is the Obesity Epidemic a Public Health Problem? A Decade of Research on the Economics of Obesity
Philipson, Tomas - 2008
countries, where it is rapidly becoming the major public health problem facing such nations. As a consequence, there has been a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464636
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Food, economics, and health
Bhargava, Alok - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003686224
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"Eat, my child" - overweight and obesity among children in developing countries
Minos, Dimitrios - 2016
Childhood obesity in developing countries is a topic that hasn’t found its way in the economic literature yet. Despite the fact that obesity rates are rising worldwide and the phenomenon is very present even among the poorest of households in developing countries, most of the attention is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422908
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Food, Economics, and Health
Bhargava, Alok - 2015
and issues across several disciplines including economics, nutrition, psychology and public health in the hope of … and based on skilled use of econometric methodology. Here he tackles the vital interaction between economics with health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014203103
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Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations : Body Weight Status
Lin, Biing-Hwan - 2014
The Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations study examined several measures of body weight … status for children and adults using 1988-94 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. The measures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014063981
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The dietary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
O'Connell, Martin; Smith, Kate; Stroud, Rebekah - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in where people work, eat and socialise. We use novel data on the food and non-alcoholic drink purchases from stores, takeaways, restaurants and other outlets to quantify the impact of the pandemic on the diets of a large, representative panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012583582
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Warning labels on junk food : experimental evidence
Boncinelli, Fabio; Gerini, Francesca; Pagnotta, Gabriele; … - In: International journal of consumer studies 41 (2017) 1, pp. 46-53
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011685478
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Effectiveness of obesity prevention and control
Thavorncharoensap, Montarat - 2017
Implementation of evidence-based interventions to control obesity is regarded as a public health priority. In this … working paper, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness evidence of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes, nutrition labeling … effective and cost-effective intervention for obesity prevention and control. Regarding nutrition labeling, current evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594270
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Does advertising on television cause childhood obesity? : a longitudinal analysis
Beales, J. Howard; Kulick, Robert - In: Journal of public policy & marketing : JPP & M ; an … 32 (2013) 2, pp. 185-194
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010228566