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The Economics of Obesity

Author : Tahereh Alavi Hojjat
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030784878
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Obesity written by Tahereh Alavi Hojjat and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the economic causes of obesity, but this book offers a comprehensive and deep investigation of the causes and treatment of these issues in a single volume. In the second edition, the author expands upon the serious threat that obesity poses not only to our health, but also to our society. Obesity costs billions of dollars a year in lost productivity and medical expenses. The social distribution of obesity has changed over time. Obesity rates in the United States continue to worsen in parallel with income inequality. Socioeconomic groups with low personal capital, levels of education, and income have higher obesity rates. In fact, the rate of obesity has increased the fastest among low-income Americans. The disproportionate burden of obesity on the poor poses an economic challenge and an ethical imperative. The link between obesity, inactivity, and poverty may be too costly to ignore because obesity-associated chronic disease already accounts for 70% of US healthcare costs. Although economic and technological changes in the environment drove the obesity epidemic, the evidence for effective economic policies to prevent obesity remains limited. The new edition brings together a multitude of topics on obesity previously not discussed with a particular emphasis on the influence of poverty and income inequality on obesity including: Economic Analysis: Behavioral Patterns, Diet Choice, and the Role of Government Income and Wealth Inequality and Obesity Social Mobility and Health Food Policies, Government Interventions, and Reducing Poverty The Economics of Obesity is an essential text for readers interested in learning about the causes and consequences of obesity within a social context including students, academicians, and practitioners in public health, medicine, social sciences, and health economics, both in and outside of the United States. US and international policy-makers also will find the book a salient read in addressing the issues that contribute to the cycle of poverty, income inequality, and obesity.

Economic Aspects of Obesity

Author : Michael Grossman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226310094
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Economic Aspects of Obesity written by Michael Grossman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past three decades, the number of obese adults in the US has doubled and the number of obese children almost tripled. This text provides a strong foundation for evaluating the costs and benefits of various proposals designed to control obesity rates.

Obesity, Business and Public Policy

Author : Zoltán J. Ács
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847204066
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book Obesity, Business and Public Policy written by Zoltán J. Ács and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effects of obesity have become practically ubiquitous in the US. This book aims to provide an alternative framework through which to explore the important and controversial obesity debate that has spilled over from the medical community. This book is not about obesity as a medical condition, nor does it offer a wide-ranging discussion on the health effects of obesity or the role of the 'right' diet.

The Economics of Obesity

Author : Kristian Bolin
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0762314060
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Obesity written by Kristian Bolin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the economics of obesity. This work assesses the impact of food quality, access to fast food, food prices, legislation, and other factors on diet, physical activity, and body weight. It calculates the impact of obesity on hospital costs and examines the externalities imposed by obesity through health insurance.

The Fattening of America

Author : Eric A. Finkelstein
Publisher : Wiley + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1118045033
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Fattening of America written by Eric A. Finkelstein and published by Wiley + ORM. This book was released on 2010-12-29 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to how America became the fattest nation, and how the food industry and the government keep it that way. In The Fattening of America, renowned health economist Eric Finkelstein, along with business writer Laurie Zuckerman, reveal how the US economy has become the driving force behind our expanding waistlines. Blending theory, research, and engaging personal anecdotes, the authors discuss how declining food costs—especially for high-calorie, low-nutrient foods—and an increasing usage of technology, which make Americans more sedentary, has essentially led us to eat more calories than we burn off. Praise for The Fattening of America “[Finkelstein and Zuckerman] show that our entire society profits from making people fat and then either keeping them fat or making them thin again. When you understand how these powerful forces work, you can do a better job of resisting them—and staying healthy.” —Jack Challem, bestselling author of The Food-Mood Solution and Stop Prediabetes Now “Everyone who eats food in America must read this book. It is a comprehensive guide to how we’ve become the fattest nation on the planet and how the food industry, in cahoots with the government, makes us one of the least healthy nations.” —Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN, author of The Hamptons Diet “The authors have done an excellent job talking to mainstream America about obesity. It brings together all of the latest research and packages it in a way that is engaging for the average person. I very much enjoyed the book and would recommend it for anyone interested in obesity. Well done.” —James O. Hill, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and author of The Step Diet: Count Steps, Not Calories to Lose Weight and Keep It Off Forever “An important book for everyone interested in gaining a better understanding of the underlying causes behind the obesity epidemic and options for addressing it.” —Barry Popkin, Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition at the University of North Carolina

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity

Author :
Publisher : Office of the Surgeon General
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity written by and published by Office of the Surgeon General. This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promotes the recognition, treatment, and prevention of conditions of overweight and obesity in the United States.

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention Fit not Fat

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 926408486X
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Obesity and the Economics of Prevention Fit not Fat written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the scale and characteristics of the obesity epidemic, the respective roles and influence of market forces and governments, and the impact of interventions.

Economic Aspects and Implications of Obesity

Author : Elise Hefti
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783631593387
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Economic Aspects and Implications of Obesity written by Elise Hefti and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2009 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hamburg, 2009.

The Economics of Obesity

Author : Tahereh Alavi Hojjat
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811029113
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Obesity written by Tahereh Alavi Hojjat and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a fascinating insight into the factors that influence individual choices regarding eating habits, diet and other behavioral patterns relevant to obesity, this book offers a new perspective about the relationship of obesity to poverty and inequality. The authors explore a unique socioeconomic model that helps build the framework to understand the causes of obesity and its relation to health, science, and economics. An essential read for policy makers who are seeking a framework to address this problem.

OECD Health Policy Studies The Heavy Burden of Obesity The Economics of Prevention

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264484582
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (644 download)

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Download or read book OECD Health Policy Studies The Heavy Burden of Obesity The Economics of Prevention written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost one in four people in OECD countries is currently obese. This epidemic has far-reaching consequences for individuals, society and the economy. Using microsimulation modelling, this book analyses the burden of obesity and overweight in 52 countries (including OECD, European Union and G20 countries), showing how overweight reduces life expectancy, increases healthcare costs, decreases workers' productivity and lowers GDP.

The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Obesity

Author : John Cawley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199876177
Total Pages : 911 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Obesity written by John Cawley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 911 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an urgent need to better understand the causes and consequences of obesity, and to learn what works to prevent or reduce obesity. This volume accurately and conveniently summarizes the findings and insights of obesity-related research from the full range of social sciences including anthropology, economics, government, psychology, and sociology. It is an excellent resource for researchers in these areas, both bringing them up to date on the relevant research in their own discipline and allowing them to quickly and easily understand the cutting-edge research being produced in other disciplines. The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Obesity is a critical reference for obesity researchers and is also valuable for public health officials, policymakers, nutritionists, and medical practitioners. The first section of the book explains how each social science discipline models human behavior (in particular, diet and physical activity), and summarizes the major research literatures on obesity in that discipline. The second section provides important practical information for researchers, including a guide to publicly available social science data on obesity and an overview of the challenges to causal inference in obesity research. The third part of the book synthesizes social science research on specific causes and correlates of obesity, such as food advertising, food prices, and peers. The fourth section summarizes social science research on the consequences of obesity, such as lower wages, job absenteeism, and discrimination. The fifth and final section reviews the social science literature on obesity treatment and prevention, such as food taxes, school-based interventions, and medical treatments such as anti-obesity drugs and bariatric surgery.

Fat Economics

Author : Mario Mazzocchi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199213852
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Fat Economics written by Mario Mazzocchi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The obesity epidemic and the growing debate about what, if any, public health policy should be adopted is the subject of endless debates within the media and in governments around the world. Whilst much has been written on the subject, this book takes a unique approach by looking at the obesity epidemic from an economic perspective. Written in a language accessible to non-specialists, the authors provide a timely discussion of evolving nutrition policies in both the developing and developed world, discuss the factors influencing supply and demand of food supply, and review the evidence for various factors which may explain recent trends in diets, weight, and health. The traditional economic model assumes people choose to be overweight as part of a utility maximisation process that involves choices about what to eat and drink, how much time to spend on leisure, food preparation, and exercise, and choices about appearance and health. Market and behavioural failures, however, such as time available to a person, education, costs imposed on the health system and economic productivity provide the economic rationale for government intervention. The authors explore various policy measures designed to deal with the epidemic and examine their effectiveness within a cost-benefit analysis framework. While providing a sound economic basis for analysing policy decisions, the book also aims to show the underlying limits of the economic framework in quantifying changes in public well-being.

Obesity

Author : Meera Shekar
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464814929
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Obesity written by Meera Shekar and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity is a global ticking time bomb with huge potential negative economic and health impacts, especially for the poor. As of 2016, an estimated 44 percent of adults (more than two billion) worldwide are overweight or obese, and over 70 percent of them live in low- or middle-income countries, dispelling the myth that obesity is a problem only in high-income countries. The global obesity epidemic presents a formidable challenge to human capital acquisition, national wealth accumulation, and the goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Given the renewed global focus on human capital, its links to the obesity epidemic, and the growing evidence base for double- and triple-duty actions, there is both an urgent need for action and a great opportunity for engagement that will require both a whole-of-government and a whole-ofdevelopment-partner approach. Countries and global partners need to act urgently to address this ensuing epidemic, with emphasis on interventions that require corrective public action rather than one of individual responsibility.

The Economic Consequences of the Obese

Author : Carlisle Ford Runge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Economic Consequences of the Obese written by Carlisle Ford Runge and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Obesity Prevention

Author : Laurette Dube
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080922090
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Obesity Prevention written by Laurette Dube and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years, approaches to obesity prevention and treatment have gone from focusing on genetic and other biological factors to exploring a diversity of diets and individual behavior modification interventions anchored primarily in the power of the mind, to the recent shift focusing on societal interventions to design "temptation-proof" physical, social, and economic environments. In spite of repeated calls to action, including those of the World Health Organization (WHO), the pandemic continues to progress. WHO recently projected that if the current lifestyle trend in young and adult populations around the world persist, by 2012 in countries like the USA, health care costs may amount to as much as 17.7% of the GDP. Most importantly, in large part due to the problems of obesity, those children may be the first generation ever to have a shorter life expectancy than that of their parents. Obesity Prevention presents the most current research and proposals for addressing the pandemic. Past studies have focused primarly on either genetic or behavioral causes for obesity, however today's research indicates that a strongly integrated program is the best prospect for success in overcoming obesity. Furthermore, focus on the role of society in establishing an affordable, accessible and sustainable program for implementing these lifestyle changes is vital, particularly for those in economically challenged situations, who are ultimately at the highest risk for obesity. Using studies from both neuroscience and behavioral science to present a comprehensive overview of the challenges and possible solutions, The brain-to-society approach to obesity prevention focuses on what is needed in order to sustain a healthy, pleasurable and affordable lifestyle. Explores the "brain-to-society" approach to obesity prevention, focusing on an integrative approach to addressing the obesity pandemic Presents both the nueroscientific and the behavioral factors that impact eating habits Identifies the challenges and suggests solutions for altering attitudes toward food on both an individual and a societal level

Health Economic Aspects of Overweight and Obesity

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (946 download)

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Download or read book Health Economic Aspects of Overweight and Obesity written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Role of Economics in Eating Choices and Weight Outcomes

Author : Lisa Mancino
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Economics in Eating Choices and Weight Outcomes written by Lisa Mancino and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report uses data from the USDA's 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and the 1994-196 Diet and Health Knowledge Survey to ascertain whether economic factors help explain weight differences among adults. Weight difference among demographic subgroups, and difference in specific behaviors, health awareness, and eating patterns can be linked to weight outcomes. An economic framework helps explain how socioeconomic factors affect an individual's ability to achieve good health. Our results suggest that income, household composition, and formal education help explain variation in behaviors and attitudes that are significantly associated with weight outcomes.