… (‘obese’) and make comparisons to those with lower BMIs. Here, we review the literature …
the additional economic burden associated with severe obesity or classes 3 and 4 obesity (…

… Policy Incentives Here, using the literature from behavioral economics, we look at how
governments can use policies to influence consumption decisions to tackle obesity in society. …

… of evidence in health policy can be time-consuming and challenging. This study examines
three questions pertaining to systematic reviews on obesity prevention policy, in order to …

… This review extends previous work on the effects of fiscal policy on food consumption patterns,
obesity and chronic disease by updating evidence from the peer-reviewed literature and …

… obesity epidemic from the perspective of economics, John Cawley looks at both possible
causes and possible policy … Several economic rationales justify government intervention in …

… health and economic consequences in the next two decades from a continued rise in obesity
in … These trends project 65 million more obese adults in the USA and 11 million more obese …

… We explore how actions in three specific policy areas (school settings, economic instruments,
and nutrition labelling) work through these mechanisms, and draw implications for more …

… any obesity policy being effective unless all three are tackled. We therefore argue that policy
interventions … Policy about obesity must engage with economic drivers – not just the costs of …

… to examine why obesity occurs and what policies might … public policy debates (eg environment,
immigration), economics can … we discuss the economic causes of obesity in subsequent …

… of ongoing action on childhood obesity to mitigate both its … obesity, the WHO Commission
on Ending Childhood Obesity … , economic, and behavioral determinants of childhood obesity in …