Why should economists work in the field of obesity prevention? What wisdom can they bring
to bear on the issue that could make a difference to the prevalence and consequences of …

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the economics of obesity prevention, particularly
the available evidence on the cost-effectiveness of interventions and how the economic …

Childhood Obesity: An Economic Perspective - Productivity Commission Staff Working
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Overweight is the most common health problem among young people in the United States
today. In the past three decades, the proportion of overweight children and adolescents has …

Obesity is widely recognized as a chronic disease characterized by an elevated risk of
adverse health conditions in association with excess body fat accumulation. Obesity …

“Overweight and obesity may soon cause as much preventable disease and death as
cigarette smoking. People tend to think of overweight and obesity as strictly a personal …

OBJECTIVE: This review aims to put an economic perspective on childhood and adolescent
obesity by providing an overview on the latest literature on obesity-related costs and the cost …

This chapter surveys two segments of the economic literature on pediatric obesity: first,
research regarding the impact of childhood obesity on health care expenditure, and second …

We refer to a recent article by Haby et al., 1 describing the effectiveness side of a cost
effectiveness study of 13 different obesity interventions in children. In order to model the …

There is a need to estimate the costs of childhood obesity as an essential part of identifying
cost-effective treatment and prevention measures. Given the diversity and shortcomings of …