Obesity prevention provides a major opportunity to improve population health. As health
improvements usually require additional and scarce resources, novel health technologies …

The aim of the ACE-Obesity Policy study was to assess the economic credentials of a suite
of obesity prevention policies across multiple sectors and areas of governance for the …

The discipline of economics plays a varied role in informing the understanding of the
problem of obesity and the impact of different interventions aimed at addressing it. This …

Obesity prevention is caught between the demands for action because obesity is a rapidly
rising epidemic with serious health consequences and the demands that the programs …

OBJECTIVES: To gain insight in realistic policy targets for overweight at a population level
and the accompanying costs. Therefore, the effect on overweight prevalence was estimated …

Cost-effective prevention strategies to prevent weight gain and the development of obesity
should be based on appropriate knowledge of the determinants of weight gain. The body of …

Objective The aim of this study is to provide an overview of interventions to reduce or
prevent overweight or obesity and improve diet or physical activity. Methods A review of …

Background Comprehensive, multi-level approaches are required to address obesity. One
important target for intervention is the economic domain. The purpose of this study was to …

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 …

The authors, including special contributions from health and obesity experts Marc Suhrcke,
Tim Lobstein, Donald Kenkel and Francesco Branca, challenge the perception that …