Understanding overeating and obesity

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 781-796

  Ruhm, Christopher J ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; BMI; Irrationality; Obesity; Overeating

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBESITY; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMORY; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PERCEPTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865435791     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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