ECONOMIC CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY
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Economic causes and consequences of obesity.
Obesity is not only a health but also an economic phenomenon. This chapter (a) examines underlying economic causes, such as technological advancements, behind the obesity epidemic; (b) describes economic consequences of obesity, including increasing obesity-related medical expenditures; and (c) discusses the role of government in combating the obesity epidemic. Because of the high costs of obes...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annual Review of Public Health
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0163-7525,1545-2093
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144628