▪ Abstract Obesity is not only a health but also an economic phenomenon. This chapter (a)
examines underlying economic causes, such as technological advancements, behind the …

We review the recent but growing economic literature on the worldwide growth of obesity,
relating the review to a recent anthology of articles—Obesity, Business and Public Policy …

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 …

The prevalence of obesity in the US population has increased steadily since the 1960s—
from 3.4 percent of adults in 1962 to 39.8 percent in 2016, the year of the most recent …

Obesity is typically treated as a problem of public health or personal attractiveness. While
obesity is all of those things, it is even more an economic phenomenon. More than many …

Over the past several decades, obesity has grown into a major global epidemic. In the
United States (US), more than two-thirds of adults are now overweight and one-third is …

Hardly a day goes by that we do not read about the dire consequences of the increase in
obesity. In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that obesity will …

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 ONSET OF A MAJOR RECESSION PLACES THE ECO-nomic correlates of obesity into
sharp relief. Even in good economic times, obesity imposes great financial burden on …

Obesity has become the public health issue of the day—and for good reason. The data
outline a dismal picture and a more foreboding future. The prevalence of obesity has …