The Economics of Addictive Behaviours Volume IV The Private and Social Costs of Overeating and their Remedies /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Joshua, John (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:	IX, 125 p. 1 illus. text
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:	1st ed. 2017.
Subjects:	Medical economics. Social choice. Welfare economics. Social policy. Clinical health psychology. Medicine, Preventive. Health promotion. International economic relations. Health Economics. Social Choice and Welfare. Social Policy. Health Psychology. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. International Political Economy’.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62536-2
Format:	Electronic Book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The History of Obesity and its distribution by Social Class and Geography
Chapter 3.The Phenomenon of the Body Mass Index
Chapter 4. The Mismatch between Food Requirements and Actual Diets
Chapter 5. The Obesogenic Environment
Chapter 6. Behavioural Causes of Overeating and Lifestyle
Chapter 7. The Psychological Foundation of Overeating and Behavioural Economics
Chapter 8. The Consequences of Obesity: Health, Unhappiness and Quality of Life
Chapter 9. The Environmental Effects of Overconsumption
Chapter 10. The Politics of Corporate and Social Responsibility
Chapter 11. The Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
Chapter 12. Government Intervention in the Market and Rational Choice
Chapter 13. Economic Remedies and the Reduction of Obesity
Chapter 14. Conclusion: Towards an Integrated Health Policy.

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