Can fiscal approaches help to reduce obesity risk?

Obesity Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Finkelstein, Eric A ^a   Hoerger, Thomas J ^b  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic incentives; Fat taxes; Obesity control; Obesity prevention; Unhealthy foods; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921258748     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571512.003.0021     Document Type: Chapter

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