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Provedor de dados:  AgEcon
País:  United States
Título:  Fat Taxes and Health Outcomes: An Investigation of Economic Factors Influencing Obesity in Canada
Autores:  Cash, Sean B.
Goddard, Ellen W.
Lacanilao, Ryan D.
Data:  2008-04-18
Ano:  2007
Palavras-chave:  Obesity
Health Policy
Fat taxes
Fast food
Food access
Built environment
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Public Economics
I18
Q18
Resumo:  Tax policy has been proposed as a possible instrument for reducing the incidence of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. This has become popularly known as the "fat tax" approach. Also, physical access to energy-dense, nutrition-poor food items has been suggested as a causal factor for rising obesity rates. This project investigates both the role that food price interventions and physical access to “fast food” may play in population levels of obesity.
Tipo:  Report
Idioma:  Inglês
Identificador:  29270

http://purl.umn.edu/6841
Relação:  University of Alberta>Department of Rural Economy>Consumer and Market Demand Network Papers
Project Report
CMD 07-09
Formato:  29
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