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001439113 020__ $$a9783030784874$$q(electronic bk.)
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001439113 1001_ $$aHojjat, Tahereh Alavi,$$d1953-$$eauthor.
001439113 24514 $$aThe economics of obesity :$$bpoverty, income inequality, and health /$$cTahereh Alavi Hojjat.
001439113 250__ $$aSecond edition.
001439113 264_1 $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c[2021]
001439113 264_4 $$c©2021
001439113 300__ $$a1 online resource :$$billustrations (some color)
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001439113 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
001439113 5050_ $$aChapter 1:Introduction: The Magnitude of the Obesity Problem -- Chapter 2: Different Perspectives on Causes of Obesity -- Chapter 3: Consequences of Obesity -- Chapter 4: Economic Analysis: Behavioral Patterns, Diet Choice, and the Role of Government -- Chapter 5: Socioeconomic Factors: Poverty and Obesity -- Chapter 6: Income and Wealth Inequality and Obesity -- Chapter 7: Data and Methodology: Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Among Obesity, Income Inequality, and Poverty -- Chapter 8:Obesity and Socioeconomic Status: Case Study of Peruvian Women -- Chapter 9: Social Mobility and Health -- Chapter 10: Food Policies, Government Interventions, and Reducing Poverty -- Chapter 11: Concluding Comments.
001439113 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users.
001439113 520__ $$aMuch has been written about the economic causes of obesity, but this book offers a comprehensive and deep investigation of the causes and treatment of these issues in a single volume. In the second edition, the author expands upon the serious threat that obesity poses not only to our health, but also to our society. Obesity costs billions of dollars a year in lost productivity and medical expenses. The social distribution of obesity has changed over time. Obesity rates in the United States continue to worsen in parallel with income inequality. Socioeconomic groups with low personal capital, levels of education, and income have higher obesity rates. In fact, the rate of obesity has increased the fastest among low-income Americans. The disproportionate burden of obesity on the poor poses an economic challenge and an ethical imperative. The link between obesity, inactivity, and poverty may be too costly to ignore because obesity-associated chronic disease already accounts for 70% of US healthcare costs. Although economic and technological changes in the environment drove the obesity epidemic, the evidence for effective economic policies to prevent obesity remains limited. The new edition brings together a multitude of topics on obesity previously not discussed with a particular emphasis on the influence of poverty and income inequality on obesity including: Economic Analysis: Behavioral Patterns, Diet Choice, and the Role of Government Income and Wealth Inequality and Obesity Social Mobility and Health Food Policies, Government Interventions, and Reducing Poverty The Economics of Obesity is an essential text for readers interested in learning about the causes and consequences of obesity within a social context including students, academicians, and practitioners in public health, medicine, social sciences, and health economics, both in and outside of the United States. US and international policy-makers also will find the book a salient read in addressing the issues that contribute to the cycle of poverty, income inequality, and obesity.
001439113 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 26, 2021).
001439113 650_0 $$aObesity$$xEconomic aspects.
001439113 650_0 $$aOverweight persons$$xEconomic conditions.
001439113 650_6 $$aObésité$$xAspect économique.
001439113 650_6 $$aPersonnes en surpoids$$xConditions économiques.
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