More than 60% of the United States population is overweight or obese, and if the current
trajectory continues, 50% of the population will be obese by 2030. There is no question that …

Obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Factors
that influence energy balance include the quantity and quality of foods and beverages …

Obesity is an end result of the intricate interactions of biology, behavior, and environment.
Recent hypotheses in the scientific community suggest the current obesity epidemic is being …

This paper reviews the published cost-of-illness studies on obesity. The medical literature
has demonstrated that obesity is an independent risk factor for a number of medical …

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically in most countries of the
world, and the economic consequences of obesity are not well understood. METHODS We …

Several putative explanations of the obesity epidemic relate to the changing food
environment. Individual dietary macronutrients have each been theorized to be the prime …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide, and the evidence base
for a link between obesity and cancer is growing. In the United States, approximately 85,000 …

National and international health organizations have focused increasingly on a perceived
obesity epidemic said to pose drastic threats to public health. Indeed, some medical experts …

The number of cancer survivors is steadily on the rise. The American Cancer Society (ACS)
recently reported that the 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined is 66%(1) …

Context: Pricing policies have been posited as potential policy instruments to address the
increasing prevalence of obesity. This article examines whether altering the cost of …