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| Silva, Andres; Garcia, Marian; Bailey, Alastair. |
| The United Kingdom (UK) has one of the highest obesity levels in the world (Mazzocchi et al., 2009). As indicated by the National Health Service (2010), 25% of adults and 17% of children are obese in the UK. This last statistic represents an increase of four points in comparison to 1995. The Government Office for Science (2010) estimated that by 2050, half of the UK population would be obese, with a consequent direct annual cost of £10 billion and an indirect annual cost of £50 billion at today’s prices. This research aims to contribute to the debate on how health-related information impacts household food expenditure and whether this impact varies across income groups and household composition. This study specifically measures the impact of child obesity... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123526 |
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