This chapter provides an overview of the levels, trends, causes, and consequences of
obesity, related market failures, and the evidence of the impact of policies that could …

This thesis takes its starting point in the large spread and rise in obesity prevalence that
have been observed around the world, making obesity an increasing public health concern …

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 …

This paper reviews the economic research on obesity, covering topics such as the
measurement of, and trends in, obesity, the economic causes of obesity (eg the monetary …

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 …

The world-wide and ongoing rise in obesity has generated enormous popular interest and
policy concern in developing countries, where it is rapidly becoming the major public health …

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 …

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This chapter explains the economic approach to studying obesity-related behaviors such as
diet and physical activity, and deals with the contribution of food prices, income, maternal …