The real cost of food: Can taxes and subsidies improve public health?

JAMA

Volumn 312, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 889-890

  Mozaffarian, Dariush ^a   Rogoff, Kenneth S ^b   Ludwig, David S ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; SUBSIDY; TAX;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907364984     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.8232     Document Type: Short Survey

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