The Economics of Obesity Poverty, Income Inequality and Health /

• Main Authors: Alavi Hojjat, Tahereh (Author), Hojjat, Rata (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Health promotion.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Health Economics.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.

This book offers a new perspective about the relationship of obesity to poverty and inequality providing a fascinating insight into the factors that influence individual choices regarding eating habits, diet and other behavioral patterns relevant to obesity. The authors explore a unique socioeconomi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Different Perspectives on Causes of Obesity
• 2. Consequences of Obesity
• 3. Economic Analysis: Behavioral Patterns and Diet Choice
• 4. Socioeconomic Factors: Poverty and Obesity
• 5. Income Inequality and Obesity
• 6. Data & Methodology: Obesity, Poverty and Income Inequality
• 7. Food Policy Interventions
• 8. Concluding Comments.