The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume IV The Private and Social Costs of Overeating and their Remedies /

• Main Author: Joshua, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Health promotion.; Welfare economics.; Social policy.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Health psychology.; Economics.; Health Economics.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice.; Social Policy.; Health Psychology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; International Political Economy.

This title offers an in-depth analysis of the psychological causes and consequences of, and proposed interventions for over-eating. The author examines the history of obesity and its distribution by social class and geography, the environmental effects of overconsumption and economic remedies such a...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. The History of Obesity and its distribution by Social Class and Geography
• Chapter 3.The Phenomenon of the Body Mass Index
• Chapter 4. The Mismatch between Food Requirements and Actual Diets
• Chapter 5. The Obesogenic Environment
• Chapter 6. Behavioural Causes of Overeating and Lifestyle
• Chapter 7. The Psychological Foundation of Overeating and Behavioural Economics
• Chapter 8. The Consequences of Obesity: Health, Unhappiness and Quality of Life
• Chapter 9. The Environmental Effects of Overconsumption
• Chapter 10. The Politics of Corporate and Social Responsibility
• Chapter 11. The Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
• Chapter 12. Government Intervention in the Market and Rational Choice
• Chapter 13. Economic Remedies and the Reduction of Obesity
• Chapter 14. Conclusion: Towards an Integrated Health Policy.