Obesity Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences

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dc.contributor.authorKuchler, Fred
dc.contributor.authorGolan, Elise
dc.contributor.authorVariyam, Jayachandran N
dc.contributor.authorCrutchfield, Stephen R
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:58:36Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:58:36Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractAmericans are increasingly overweight, with the number of obese adults and overweight children doubling between the late 1970s and early 2000s. Several studies of the health consequences of Americans’ weight gain indicate that health care costs and the number of premature deaths associated with obesity and overweight are high. A recent (lower) estimate of the number of premature deaths published in the Journal of the American Medical Associationreveals the uncertainty researchers face in associating weight status with mortality. Of course, scientific uncertainty does not mute demands for public action.
dc.description.urihttps://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/June05/Features/ObesityPolicy.htm
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/0tjg-y6fi
dc.identifier.citationKuchler, Fred and Golan, Elise and Variyam, Jayachandran N and Crutchfield, Stephen R (2005) Obesity Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences. Amber Waves, 3 (3). pp. 26-33.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 209
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22394
dc.subjectAccess To Healthy Foods
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjecthealth consequences
dc.subjectmortality
dc.titleObesity Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences
dc.typeArticle

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