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Economic Aspects of Obesity
University of Chicago Press, 2011 Cloth: 978-0-226-31009-1 | eISBN: 978-0-226-31010-7 Library of Congress Classification RA645.O23E26 2011 Dewey Decimal Classification 362.196398
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In the past three decades, the number of obese adults in the United States has doubled and the number of obese children almost tripled, which may lead to increased medical expenditures, productivity loss, and stress on the health care system. Economic analysis now shows that weight gain is the result of individual choices in response to economic environments and demonstrates that incentives can influence individual behaviors affecting weight. Determinants are varied and include year- and area-specific food prices, availability of food outlets and recreational facilities, health insurance, and minimum wage levels. Timely and important, Economic Aspects of Obesity provides a strong foundation for evaluating the costs and benefits of various proposals designed to control obesity rates. See other books on: Congresses | Economic aspects | Economics | Grossman, Michael | Obesity See other titles from University of Chicago Press |
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Economic Aspects of Obesity
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University of Chicago Press, 2011
Cloth: 978-0-226-31009-1
eISBN: 978-0-226-31010-7
Cloth: 978-0-226-31009-1
eISBN: 978-0-226-31010-7
In the past three decades, the number of obese adults in the United States has doubled and the number of obese children almost tripled, which may lead to increased medical expenditures, productivity loss, and stress on the health care system. Economic analysis now shows that weight gain is the result of individual choices in response to economic environments and demonstrates that incentives can influence individual behaviors affecting weight. Determinants are varied and include year- and area-specific food prices, availability of food outlets and recreational facilities, health insurance, and minimum wage levels. Timely and important, Economic Aspects of Obesity provides a strong foundation for evaluating the costs and benefits of various proposals designed to control obesity rates.
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