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024	7		_a10.1007/978-3-030-78487-4 _2doi
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050		4	_aRA645.O23 _b2021 EB
100	1		_aHojjat, Tahereh Alavi, _d1953- _eautor _4aut _4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut _9682896
245	1	4	_aThe Economics of Obesity : _bPoverty, Income Inequality, and Health _cby Tahereh Alavi Hojjat
250			_aSecond edition 2021
264		1	_aCham _bSpringer International Publishing _c2021
300			_a1 recurso en línea (XXVI, 162 páginas) _b5 ilustraciones, 4 ilustraciones a color
336			_2rdacontent _aTexto _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aelectrónico _bc
338			_2rdacarrier _arecurso electrónico _bcr
347			_aArchivo de texto _bPDF
505	0		_aChapter 1. Introduction: The Magnitude of the Obesity Problem -- Chapter 2. Different Perspectives on Causes of Obesity -- Chapter 3. Consequences of Obesity -- Chapter 4. Economic Analysis: Behavioral Patterns, Diet Choice, and the Role of Government -- Chapter 5. Socioeconomic Factors: Poverty and Obesity -- Chapter 6. Income and Wealth Inequality and Obesity -- Chapter 7. Data and Methodology: Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Among Obesity, Income Inequality, and Poverty -- Chapter 8. Obesity and Socioeconomic Status: Case Study of Peruvian Women -- Chapter 9. Social Mobility and Health -- Chapter 10. Food Policies, Government Interventions, and Reducing Poverty -- Chapter 11. Concluding Comments.
520			_aMuch has been written about the economic causes of obesity, but this book offers a comprehensive and deep investigation of the causes and treatment of these issues in a single volume. In the second edition, the author expands upon the serious threat that obesity poses not only to our health, but also to our society. Obesity costs billions of dollars a year in lost productivity and medical expenses. The social distribution of obesity has changed over time. Obesity rates in the United States continue to worsen in parallel with income inequality. Socioeconomic groups with low personal capital, levels of education, and income have higher obesity rates. In fact, the rate of obesity has increased the fastest among low-income Americans. The disproportionate burden of obesity on the poor poses an economic challenge and an ethical imperative. The link between obesity, inactivity, and poverty may be too costly to ignore because obesity-associated chronic disease already accounts for 70% of US healthcare costs. Although economic and technological changes in the environment drove the obesity epidemic, the evidence for effective economic policies to prevent obesity remains limited. The new edition brings together a multitude of topics on obesity previously not discussed with a particular emphasis on the influence of poverty and income inequality on obesity including: Economic Analysis: Behavioral Patterns, Diet Choice, and the Role of Government Income and Wealth Inequality and Obesity Social Mobility and Health Food Policies, Government Interventions, and Reducing Poverty The Economics of Obesity is an essential text for readers interested in learning about the causes and consequences of obesity within a social context including students, academicians, and practitioners in public health, medicine, social sciences, and health economics, both in and outside of the United States. US and international policy-makers also will find the book a salient read in addressing the issues that contribute to the cycle of poverty, income inequality, and obesity.
988			_aSpringer_Medicine_2021
650		7	_2embne _9152154 _aEstructura social
650		7	_2embne _9144325 _aIgualdad
650		7	_2embne _9156795 _aPromoción de la salud
650		7	_2embne _9150344 _aEconomía de la salud
650		7	_2embne _aMedicina preventiva _9138402
650		7	_2embne _9139123 _aObesidad
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783030784867
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783030784881
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783030784898
856	4	0	_uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/universidadeuropea.es?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78487-4 _zAcceso a este recurso digital (usuarios Universidad Europea de Madrid)
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