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Weight loss and sexual activity in adult obese individuals : establishing a causal link
Reichert, Arndt R.; Tauchmann, Harald; Wübker, Ansgar - 2015
Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper …. Conditional on having already lost some weight, a further reduction in obesity also increases the frequency of sexual intercourse. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282771
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Weight loss and sexual activity in adult obese individuals : establishing a causal link
Reichert, Arndt R.; Tauchmann, Harald; Wübker, Ansgar - 2015
Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper …. Conditional on having already lost some weight, a further reduction in obesity also increases the frequency of sexual intercourse. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011287088
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Habit formation, obesity, and cash rewards
Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Reichert, Arndt R.; … - 2018
-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR … Erreichen dieses neuen (‚gesünderen‘) Gleichgewichts durch den zweiten Anreiz lediglich beschleunigt wurde. Im Gegensatz zur …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011846799
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Habit formation, obesity, and cash rewards
Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Reichert, Arndt R.; … - 2018
-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011823823
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Weight Loss and Sexual Activity in Adult Obese Individuals : Establishing a Causal Link
Reichert, Arndt R. - 2015
Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper …. Conditional on having already lost some weight, a further reduction in obesity also increases the frequency of sexual intercourse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013018120
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Healthy vs. unhealthy food : a strategic choice for firms and consumers
Antoñanzas Villar, Fernando; Rodríguez-Ibeas, Roberto - In: Health economics review 1 (2011) 4, pp. 1-8
In this paper, we carry out a theoretical analysis of the strategic choice made by firms regarding the type of food they market when they face consumers who care about the healthy/unhealthy attributes of the product but incur in emotional/health costs when the food they consume has unhealthy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009409546
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Food prices and overweight patterns in Italy
Pieroni, Luca; Lanari, Donatella; Salmasi, Luca - 2010
In this paper we examine the role of relative food prices in determining the recent increase in body weight in Italy. Cross-price elasticities of unhealthy and healthy foods estimated by a demand system provide a consistent framework to evaluate substitution effects, when a close association is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524760
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Law as a Tool to Facilitate Healthier Lifestyles and Prevent Obesity
Gostin, Lawrence O. - 2014
Public health agencies face considerable challenges trying to prevent overweight and obesity in society, primarily … Commentary shows how law can be used as a tool to prevent overweight and obesity (see Table). The tools discussed in this article … restaurants Despite the undoubted political risks, should public health agencies push for strong measures to control obesity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014053522
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Does money burn fat? : evidence from a randomized experiment
Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Reichert, Arndt R.; … - 2012
We test whether financial incentives have an effect on weight reduction in a randomized controlled trial involving 700 … health improvements. The higher reward causes only the group of obese women to lose more weight. Overall, the results suggest … that financial incentives can motivate people to lose weight significantly. -- Randomized experiment ; financial incentives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009669779
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Does money burn fat? : evidence from a randomized experiment
Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Reichert, Arndt R.; … - 2012
We test whether financial incentives have an effect on weight reduction in a randomized controlled trial involving 700 … health improvements. The higher reward causes only the group of obese women to lose more weight. Overall, the results suggest … that financial incentives can motivate people to lose weight significantly. -- randomized experiment ; financial incentives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629768