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 substantially increased in recent decades and is now one of the major global
health problems. The large obesity-related health burden negatively impacts many relevant …

Regelmäßige Bewegung–sie kann sich immer und in jedem Alter wie eine Art
„Lebenselixier “wohltuend auf Wohlbefinden und Gesundheit auswirken. Diese vielfältigen …

Background China has the biggest population in the world, and has been experiencing the
largest migration in history, and its rapid urbanization has profound and lasting impacts on …

Background Despite growing recognition of the need to promote physical activity, the
existing evidence base on the cost-effectiveness of relevant interventions appears scant and …

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that primary prevention is the most
effective and affordable method to prevent chronic disease, and that dietary intervention …

Diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity are the leading contributors to
poor health worldwide. Efforts to improve population diets need to focus on creating healthy …

Several major developments have occurred since the last edition of Handbook of Obesity:
Clinical Applications, including new clinical trials, discoveries related to drug use, and …

Abstract In 2011, Konnopka et al.(Eur J Health Econ 12: 345–352, 2011) published a top-
down cost of illness study on the health burden, and direct and indirect costs of morbidity …

War-related medical costs for US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan may be enormous
because of differences between these wars and previous conflicts:(1) Many veterans survive …