Published on September 23, 2010Also available in: French
Foreword | |
Acknowledgements | |
Abbreviations | |
Executive Summary | |
Introduction: Obesity and the Economics of Prevention | |
Promoting Health and Fighting Chronic Diseases: What Impact on the Economy? | |
Obesity: Past and Projected Future Trends | |
The Social Dimensions of Obesity | |
The Size and Risks of the International Epidemic of Child Obesity | |
How Does Obesity Spread? | |
Are Health Behaviors Driven by Information? | |
Tackling Obesity: The Roles of Governments and Markets | |
Community Interventions for the Prevention of Obesity | |
The Impact of Interventions | |
Perspectives on the Regulation of Food Advertising to Children | |
Information, Incentives and Choice: A Viable Approach to Preventing Obesity | |
The Case for Self-Regulation in Food Advertising | |
Annex A. Supplementary Figures and Tables | |
Annex B. Author's and Contributors' Biographies |