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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (2) Autor Gemma, Masahiko (2) Senauer, Benjamin (2) Palavra-chave Automobile costs (2) D12 (2) Food consumption (2) Food prices (2) Health Economics and Policy (2) Obesity (2) Physical activity (2) Walking (2) Agricultural and Food Policy (1) Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (1) I 11 (1) I11 (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Working or Discussion Paper (1) Ano 2006 (2) País United States (2) Idioma Inglês (2)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Is Obesity a Result of Faulty Economic Policies? The Case of the United States and Japan AgEcon Senauer, Benjamin; Gemma, Masahiko. More than one billion adults are overweight worldwide, and more than 300 million of them clinically obese, raising the risk of many serious diseases. Only 3.6 percent of Japanese have a body mass index (BMI) over 30, which is the international standard for obesity, whereas 32.0 percent of Americans do. A total of 66.5 percent of Americans have a BMI over 25, making them overweight, but only 24.7 percent of Japanese. This paper examines the reasons Japan has one of the lowest rates of obesity in the world and the United States one of the highest, giving particular attention to underlying economic factors that might be influenced by policy changes. The average person in Japan consumes over 200 fewer calories per day than the average American. Food prices are... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Obesity; Food consumption; Food prices; Physical activity; Walking; Automobile costs; Agricultural and Food Policy; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I11. Ano: 2006 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25497 Why Is the Obesity Rate So Low in Japan and High in the U.S.? Some Possible Economic Explanations AgEcon Senauer, Benjamin; Gemma, Masahiko. More than one billion adults are overweight worldwide, and more than 300 million of them clinically obese, raising the risk of many serious diseases. Only 3.6 percent of Japanese have a body mass index (BMI) over 30, which is the international standard for obesity, whereas 32.0 percent of Americans do. A total of 66.5 percent of Americans have a BMI over 25, making them overweight, but only 24.7 percent of Japanese. This paper examines the reasons Japan has one of the lowest rates of obesity in the world and the United States one of the highest, giving particular attention to underlying economic factors that might be influenced by policy changes. The average person in Japan consumes over 200 fewer calories per day than the average American. Food... Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper Palavras-chave: Obesity; Food consumption; Food prices; Physical activity; Walking; Automobile costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; D12; I 11. Ano: 2006 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14321 Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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