Cost-effective, sustainable strategies are urgently required to curb the global obesity
epidemic. To date, fiscal policies such as taxes and subsidies have been driven largely by …

We develop a theoretical model to identify conditions under which price and income
changes are most likely to change weight. Although it is intuitive that raising the price of high …

Obesity is currently second only to smoking as the leading cause of preventable deaths in
the United States, but obesity-related deaths are expected to overtake smoking-related …

Although the underlying causes of the worldwide obesity epidemic are multifaceted and
extend across all dimensions of the socio-ecological model, economics is at the heart of the …

Obesity has been slowly increasing in most countries. This problem has increased to an
extent that it is being labeled an epidemic and a leading cause of preventable deaths …

In this issue of Obesity Research, Wolf and Colditz provide the best estimate to date of the
economic impact of obesity in the United States (1). By placing a monetary value on the total …

There is no doubt that obesity is a major public health problem. However, what is the
contribution of economics to solving it? In this report, we make the case that the role of …

The global obesity epidemic reflects increases in caloric consumption from food and
reduced energy expenditure at work. Many factors have contributed to the epidemic …

During the past three decades, the United States and most of the rest of the developed world
have witnessed a rapid rise in obesity. This trend has stimulated a considerable amount of …

Obesity rates have increased dramatically over the last 30 years. Rising obesity has
developed into a considerable worldwide public health problem with significant economic …