Obesity and the economics of prevention : fit not fat / Franco Sassi.
Before 1980, [obesity] rates were generally well below 10%. They have since doubled or tripled in many countries, and in almost half of the OECD, 50% or more of the population is overweight. A key risk factor for numerous chronic diseases, obesity is a major public health concern. This book contribu...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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OECD,
[2010]
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| Online Access: | OECD |
| Summary: | Before 1980, [obesity] rates were generally well below 10%. They have since doubled or tripled in many countries, and in almost half of the OECD, 50% or more of the population is overweight. A key risk factor for numerous chronic diseases, obesity is a major public health concern. This book contributes to evidence-based policy making by exploring multiple dimensions of the obesity problem. It examines the scale and characteristics of the epidemic, the respective roles and influence of market forces and governments, and the impact of interventions. It outlines an economic approach to the prevention of chronic diseases that provides novel insights relative to a more traditional public health approach. The analysis was undertaken by the OECD, partly in collaboration with the World Health Organization.--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1282896601 9781282896604 1781000891 9781781000892 1849808627 9781849808620 9264084886 926408486X 9789264084889 9789264084865 |
| DOI: | 10.1787/9789264084865-en |