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 …

The obesity epidemic and the growing debate about what, if any, public health policy should
be adopted is the subject of endless debates within the media and in governments around …

In recent years, economists have attempted to explain the factors responsible for rising
levels of obesity during the past decades, not only in the United States but also in many …

Obesity rates have been increasing in many parts of the world, thereby making obesity the
focus of much of food and public health policy. There is no doubt that the obesity issue is …

As the obesity epidemic grows, not only in advanced economies, but in virtually every
economic context, even in the face of essential nutrient deprivation, its economics has …

This chapter addresses the positive and normative analysis of obesity. The social aspects of
obesity may have a multiplier effect on the growth of obesity. The future of obesity depends …

In recent years, economists have attempted to explain rising levels of obesity in the United
States during the past few decades, as well as in many developing countries. In this chapter …

This chapter analyzes the phenomenon of obesity from a behavioral economic perspective,
showing that overweight and obesity can be the result, either intended or unintended, of a …

The rapid increase of overweight, obesity and associated diseases worldwide constitutes a
central health problem at the beginning of the new millennium. Debates on soaring costs for …

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 …