Is the Obesity Epidemic a Public Health Problem? A Review of Zoltan J. Acs and Alan Lyles's <i>Obesity, Business and Public Policy</i>

We review the recent but growing economic literature on the worldwide growth of obesity, relating the review to a recent anthology of articles—<i>Obesity, Business and Public Policy</i>. We discuss the competing explanations for the growth of obesity as well as the role of governments in attempting to limit it.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Philipson, Tomas J. ; Posner, Richard A.
Published in:	Journal of Economic Literature. - American Economic Association - AEA. - Vol. 46.2008, 4, p. 974-82
Publisher:	American Economic Association - AEA

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Notes:	DOI: 10.1257/jel.46.4.974
Classification:	I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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