Costs, equity and acceptability of three policies to prevent obesity: A narrative review to support policy development

T Lobstein, M Neveux, J Landon - Obesity Science & Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… social care and increased economic productivity gained from improvements in population
health. In the 2019 OECD analysis of cost-effectiveness of policies for obesity, better food and …

Childhood obesity: an economic perspective

E Turner, J Crowle - 2010 - papers.ssrn.com
… This paper analyses the issue of childhood obesity within an economic policy framework. It
… — is probably the least relevant for obesity policy, and is not discussed further in this paper. …

Assessing cost-effectiveness in obesity (ACE-obesity): an overview of the ACE approach, economic methods and cost results

R Carter, M Moodie, A Markwick, A Magnus, T Vos… - BMC public health, 2009 - Springer
… The aim of the project was to assist state and national policy-makers by providing best …
obesity prevention interventions, particularly amongst children and adolescents. ACE-Obesity

Essays on economics of obesity and food prices: theory and evidences for Brazil

LB Cardoso - 2015 - lume.ufrgs.br
obesity in Brazil and to assess the effects of a policy based on price as a prevention instrument
against obesity. … of the economic structure, based on the principle of economic rationality, …

The effects of farm commodity and retail food policies on obesity and economic welfare in the United States

AM Okrent, JM Alston - … Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… of agricultural policies for obesity and its economic consequences, we develop an
equilibrium displacement model that can be used to examine the transmission of policy-induced …

An economy of scales: A selective review of obesity's economic causes, consequences, and solutions

J Cawley - Journal of health economics, 2015 - Elsevier
… Concern about the health risks, medical care costs, and other consequences of obesity
has led to a host of policies and programs implemented by companies, school districts, and …

Food policy approaches to obesity prevention: an international perspective

Q Zhang, S Liu, R Liu, H Xue, Y Wang - Current obesity reports, 2014 - Springer
… food are the two main economic policy strategies to prevent obesity. However, debate …
these economic policies and how effective these economic policies are in reducing obesity rates. …

Economics and Obesity.

K Mavromaras - Australian Economic Review, 2008 - search.ebscohost.com
… The economic … the economic consequences of obesity, simply accepting that these can be
considerable and long lasting and that they should, therefore, be taken very seriously by policy

The costs of obesity and implications for policymakers

EA Finkelstein, KL Strombotne, BM Popkin - Choices, 2010 - JSTOR
… in obesity prevalence has profound economic consequences on … Although high costs or
prevalence of obesity are not … government policies that are responsible for inflating obesity rates …

Obesity and the economy: from crisis to opportunity

DS Ludwig, HA Pollack - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
… places the economic correlates of obesity into sharp relief. … economic and social policies
with the interests of public health be seized by implementing a comprehensive, national obesity