Childhood obesity - A sign of commercial success, but a market failure

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-138

  Moodie, Rob ^a   Swinburn, Boyd ^b   Richardson, Jeff ^c   Somaini, Bertino ^d  

^a Victorian Health Promotion Foundation   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Health Promotion Switzerland   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

childhood; commerce; economics; government; intervention; market; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FOOD PREFERENCE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD PREFERENCES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 35548958622     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160600845044     Document Type: Review

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