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How Can Economics Help Tackle Obesity?
Author(s) -
Frew Emma,
Ng Shu Wen,
Coast Joanna,
Hollingsworth Bruce,
Smith Richard
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.22211
Subject(s) - obesity , medicine , medline , computer science , biology , biochemistry
Despite a large growth in funding for research and interventions, global rates of obesity remain at high levels. A major reason is that obesity is complex; it is a condition affected by a multitude of factors. Frameworks for helping understand this complexity 1 are useful but do little to guide policy makers on action. This paper provides a summary of how economics has contributed to policy design so far and offers suggestions for future action.