Is the Obesity Epidemic a Public Health Problem?: A Review of Zoltan J. Acs and Alan Lyles's Obesity, Business and Public Policy

• Autores: Tomas J. Philipson, Richard A. Posner
• Localización: Journal of economic literature, ISSN 0022-0515, Vol. 46, Nº 4, 2008, págs. 974-982
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We review the recent but growing economic literature on the worldwide growth of obesity, relating the review to a recent anthology of articles—Obesity, Business and Public Policy. We discuss the competing explanations for the growth of obesity as well as the role of governments in attempting to limit it.