| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 267 pages) |
| Contents |
COPYRIGHT; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The spread of obesity; 3. The economics of childhood obesity policy; 4. Obesity, poverty and diversity: theoretical and strategic challenges; 5. The labor market impact of obesity; 6. Mixed messages in marketing communications about food and obesity; 7. Weight control, private health insurance and public policies; 8. The infrastructure of obesity; 9. Federal communication about obesity in the Dietary Guidelines and checkoff programs; 10. Tax solutions to the external costs of obesity |
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11. Tobacco control as a model for trimming the obesity problem12. Perspectives on the economic and cultural effects of obesity litigation: lessons from Pelman v. McDonald's; 13. A policy framework for confronting obesity; Index |
| Summary |
The effects of obesity have become practically ubiquitous in the US. This book aims to provide an alternative framework through which to explore the important and controversial obesity debate that has spilled over from the medical community. This book is not about obesity as a medical condition, nor does it offer a wide-ranging discussion on the health effects of obesity or the role of the 'right' diet |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Obesity -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Obesity -- Government policy -- United States
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Obesity -- economics
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Public Policy
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MEDICAL -- Bariatrics.
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| SUBJECT |
United States |
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ács, Zoltán J.
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Lyles, Alan.
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Stanton, Kenneth R.
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| ISBN |
9781847204066 |
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1847204066 |
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