The association between types of food access and rising adult obesity rates is increasingly recognized, as a complement … to the effects of declining physical activity. Previous studies have examined the effects on obesity of only a limited … certain behavioral factors, such as could play a role in the relationship between food access and obesity. This analysis …

Tax policy has been proposed as a possible instrument for reducing the incidence of obesity and diet-related non … items has been suggested as a causal factor for rising obesity rates. This project investigates both the role that food … price interventions and physical access to “fast food” may play in population levels of obesity. …

international standard for obesity, whereas 32.0 percent of Americans do. A total of 66.5 percent of Americans have a BMI over 25 … of obesity in the world and the United States one of the highest, giving particular attention to underlying economic …

generate revenue that governments can use to address the obesity-caused health and economic burden. Two beverage demand systems …

of the thin subsidy. Results suggest there is scope for the design of a fiscal food policy to combat obesity and poor …

While there is increasing interest in reducing obesity, relatively few of these efforts focus on rural communities. A … multi-tiered model to reduce obesity risk factors was developed and implemented to change food behavior and health awareness … increase in, a) obesity as cancer risk awareness and b) food nutrition awareness. Also, increased food nutrition awareness …

This study investigates whether peers are a contributing factor in the increase in childhood obesity rates, and whether …