Open AccessImpact of Different Policies on Unhealthy Dietary Behaviors in an Urban Adult Population: An Agent-Based Simulation Model
Author(s) -
Donglan Zhang,
Philippe J. Giabbanelli,
Onyebuchi A. Arah,
Frederick J. Zimmerman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.301934
Subject(s) - environmental health , consumption (sociology) , psychological intervention , population , agent based model , zoning , food choice , psychology , medicine , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , social science , civil engineering , pathology , sociology
Unhealthy eating is a complex-system problem. We used agent-based modeling to examine the effects of different policies on unhealthy eating behaviors.