Food Pricing Policy as a Strategy to Reduce Obesity
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چکیده
......................................................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 4 RESEARCH PURPOSE........................................................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER SUMMARIES ........................................................................................................................................ 5 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................. 7 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Obesity Epidemic ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Measuring Overweight and Obesity.............................................................................................................. 7 Prevalence of Obesity .................................................................................................................................... 7 Mortality Associated with Overweight and Obesity ..................................................................................... 9 Morbidity Associated with Overweight and Obesity .................................................................................. 11 Economic Impact ......................................................................................................................................... 12 ADDRESSING OBESITY ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Weight Loss and Gain.................................................................................................................................. 13 The Role of the Environment ....................................................................................................................... 15 FOOD PRICING POLICY AS A STRATEGY TO REDUCE OBESITY ....................................................................... 17 Elasticity of Demand and Snack Foods ...................................................................................................... 17 Consumer Behavior ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Price Reductions .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Price Increases............................................................................................................................................. 20 A Look at Cigarette Taxes ........................................................................................................................... 22 FOODS TARGETED FOR SNACK TAXES ................................................................................................ 23 Snack Foods ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Soft Drinks.................................................................................................................................................... 24 Fruits and Vegetables .................................................................................................................................. 26 PRELIMINARY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK....................................................................................... 28 Table 2.3 – Hypothesis and Supporting Literature....................................................................................................28 CHAPTER THREE SETTING ..................................................................................................................... 29 PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................................ 29 OBESITY IN MAINE ..................................................................................................................................... 29 MAINE’S SNACK TAX ................................................................................................................................. 31 CHAPTER FOUR METHODOLOGY......................................................................................................... 34 DATA COLLECTION AND SOURCE ......................................................................................................... 35 DESIGN ........................................................................................................................................................... 35 STATISTICS.................................................................................................................................................... 36 CHAPTER FIVE RESULTS.......................................................................................................................... 37 PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................................ 37 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ........................................................................................................................ 37 REGRESSION ANALYSIS............................................................................................................................ 38 CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................... 40 LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 41 SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH .............................................................................................. 41 SUGGESTIONS FOR POLICY MAKERS ................................................................................................... 41 BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................................................. 43
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