Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the leading source of added sugar and calories in
the North American diet (Reedy and Krebs-Smith 2010; US Department of Agriculture and …

El presente capítulo responde al interés de unir la investigación epidemiológica a la
práctica educativa. En concreto, se defiende que la educación obligatoria en el ámbito de la …

Sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes, labeling of foods containing genetically modified
(GM) ingredients, and providing work permits to undocumented farm workers are three …

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the design of different food desert interventions within
the context of the socioecological model to describe which level experts think is related to …

[eng] Obesity is a growing wide spread epidemic all over the world, in developed as well as
developing countries. Taking into account its nature as a complex phenomenon affected by …

Tackling obesity is a major public health challenge. Obesity strategy and policy in England
has been heavily criticised for being ineffective in tackling the problem of obesity. Although …

While a vast literature has developed around weight loss treatment programs for adults and
children, and a significant literature around prevention programs in children and …

Doelstelling: Deze masterproef onderzoekt de houding van maatschappelijke sleutelfiguren
en beleidsmakers tegenover voedseltaksen om de volksgezondheid te bevorderen in …

This paper reviews the recent economic literature on issues of health and nutrition with a
special focus on obesity. Statistics show substantial variation in obesity rates both across …

Food taxes increase prices of food or food ingredients in order to stimulate consumers to
change their eating behavior and finally to level up population health. Their aim is to tackle …