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The economics of obesity.

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Finkelstein, EA; Strombotne, KL
Published in: Am J Clin Nutr
May 2010

The rise in obesity rates, both nationally and internationally, is a result of changes in the environment that have simultaneously lowered the cost of food production, lowered the time and monetary cost of food consumption, increased the real cost of being physically active at work and at home, and decreased the health consequences that result from obesity by bringing a host of new drugs and devices to the market to better manage the adverse health effects that obesity promotes. This changing environment is in response to consumers' demand for labor-saving technology and convenient, affordable food. To be successful, efforts to combat obesity therefore need to recognize and address these realities.

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Am J Clin Nutr

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1938-3207

Publication Date

May 2010

Volume

91

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1520S / 1524S

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • World Health Organization
  • Vegetables
  • United States
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Prevalence
  • Obesity
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Motivation
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
 

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Finkelstein, E. A., & Strombotne, K. L. (2010). The economics of obesity. Am J Clin Nutr, 91(5), 1520S-1524S. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.28701E
Finkelstein, Eric A., and Kiersten L. Strombotne. “The economics of obesity.Am J Clin Nutr 91, no. 5 (May 2010): 1520S-1524S. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.28701E.
Finkelstein EA, Strombotne KL. The economics of obesity. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 May;91(5):1520S-1524S.
Finkelstein, Eric A., and Kiersten L. Strombotne. “The economics of obesity.Am J Clin Nutr, vol. 91, no. 5, May 2010, pp. 1520S-1524S. Pubmed, doi:10.3945/ajcn.2010.28701E.
Finkelstein EA, Strombotne KL. The economics of obesity. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 May;91(5):1520S-1524S.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Clin Nutr

DOI

EISSN

1938-3207

Publication Date

May 2010

Volume

91

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1520S / 1524S

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • World Health Organization
  • Vegetables
  • United States
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Prevalence
  • Obesity
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Motivation
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior