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Economics, Policy, and Obesity

Loureiro, Maria L.; Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr.
2004
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The US population now leads the world in obesity rates. The estimated societal cost of the overweight and obesity issue exceeds $115 billion. Policy may play a role if economically justifiable but conflicting interests exist.

Title
Economics, Policy, and Obesity
Author(s)
Loureiro, Maria L.
Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr.
Subject(s)
Issue Date
2004
Publication Type
Journal Article
Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.94016
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/94016
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/94016
Language
English
Published in
Choices
Volume
19
Issue
3
Page Range
33 - 34
Total Pages
2
Record Appears in
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Choices

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