The paper presents the results of a statistical analysis aimed at highlighting the negative
relationship existing between price and high energy density for a basket of food items in …

The aim of the present study was to estimate the cost of the Italian diet, analyzed for
individual age groups and nine different family units, purchased in five different …

In this paper, we examine the role of relative food prices in determining the recent increase
in body weight in Italy. Cross-price elasticities of unhealthy and healthy foods estimated by a …

Abstract The World Health Organization has stated that obesity is spreading around the
world like a “global epidemic”. In 2004 the percentage of obese people in the Italian …

The paper, after a short review of the different (economic, ethical and political) pros and cons
of state interventions against obesity, presents the results of a survey aimed at testing the …

Purpose–Improving access to healthy foods is currently on the European Union health
policy agenda, as a means to mitigate obesity. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the …

Background: Poor diets and bad habits help to raise the global prevalence of obesity and
preventable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and many form of cancer …

We aim to estimate prices of healthy and unhealthy baskets in Argentina in order to assess
the access to good quality nutrition. We compare costs of 2 baskets; one was used in official …

Abstract Background: There were over 3.5 million cases of diabetes in Italy In 2015.
Research has provided a better understanding of the role of dietary patterns and their …

ObjectivePromotion of healthy eating can no longer be postponed as a priority, given the
alarming growth rate of chronic degenerative diseases in Western countries. We elaborated …