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Is There a Role for Government in Reducing the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity?

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  • Kuchler, Fred
  • Golan, Elise H.

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Obesity is a sizable problem. Gaps in consumer information and the contribution of obesity to societal costs raise the possibility for government policy actions. However, any such action must be justified by benefits in excess of policy-induced costs.

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  • Kuchler, Fred & Golan, Elise H., 2004. "Is There a Role for Government in Reducing the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity?," Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 19(3), pages 1-6.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaeach:94022
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.94022
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    1. Bonanno, Alessandro & Bimbo, Francesco & Cleary, Rebecca & Castellari, Elena, 2018. "Food labels and adult BMI in Italy – An unconditional quantile regression approach," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 199-211.
    2. Parke E. Wilde, 2007. "Federal Communication about Obesity in the Dietary Guidelines and Checkoff Programs," Chapters, in: Zoltán J. Ács & Alan Lyles (ed.), Obesity, Business and Public Policy, chapter 9, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    3. Mandal, Bidisha & Chern, Wen S., 2006. "Econometric Analysis of Rising Body Mass Index in the U.S.: 1996 versus 2002," 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA 21136, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    4. Venturini, Luciano, 2006. "Food and Health: A European Perspective," Conference Papers 6684, University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy.
    5. Cavaliere, Alessia & Banterle, Alessandro, 2008. "Economic factors affecting obesity: an application in Italy," 2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium 44324, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    6. Thiele, Silke, 2010. "Fat Tax: A Political Measure To Reduce Overweight? The Case Of Germany," 115th Joint EAAE/AAEA Seminar, September 15-17, 2010, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany 116393, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    7. Banterle, Alessandro & Cavaliere, Alessia, 2014. "Is there a relationship between product attributes, nutrition labels and excess weight? Evidence from an Italian region," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 49(P1), pages 241-249.
    8. Banterle, Alessandro & Cavaliere, Alessia, 2009. "The social and economic determinants of obesity: an empirical study in Italy," 113th Seminar, September 3-6, 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece 90889, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    9. Mandal, Bidisha, 2008. "Food Labels and Weight Loss: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida 6200, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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