Weight Management Economics

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Media Centre, World Health Organization	Cost of Diabetes This fact sheet discusses the direct, indirect, and intangible costs of diabetes, as well as some primary and secondary prevention measures. (more) Publication Month: September 2002	Nov 12, 2003
	Hamrick, Karen	Eating and Health Module (ATUS) This Module (EH Module) of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) includes statistics on time spent in eating and drinking activities, grocery shopping, and meal preparation for the population age 15 and older and for participants in the Food Stamp Program. Many related resources are also provided on the same page. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008	May 30, 2008
	Hamrick, Karen	Eating and Health Module User’s Guide This User’s Guide provides detailed guidance to researchers on how to use the EH Module to measure time use and eating patterns. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008	May 28, 2008
	Philipson, Tomas; Dai, Carolanne; Helmchen, Lorens; Variyam, Jayachandran	The Economics of Obesity: A Report on the Workshop Held at USDA's Economic Research Service Report of a workshop on the Economics of Obesity held April 22, 2003 in Washington, DC. Includes discussion of the causes or contributing factors to increased obesity, economic incentives to reducing obesity, methodology for assessing diet and physical activity, and future research needs. The workshop agenda is included as an appendix. (more) Publication Month: May 2004	Jun 3, 2004
	Hearne, Shelley A.; Segal, Laura M.; Unruh, Patti J.; Earls, Michael J.; Smolarcik, Paul	F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America Report on state and national obesity policies and programs. Includes discussion of overweight and obesity levels, related disease levels, and related costs for each state, school-based programs to combat obesity, state policies and actions regarding obesity, federal responsibilities and policies regarding obesity, and recommendations. Appendices include "Healthy People" and "Background and Data Sources for Indicators and Methodology Used in this Report". (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Nov 9, 2004
	Robertson, Aileen, et al. (Eds.)	Food and Health in Europe: a New Basis for Action This publication, designed for health professionals, addresses issues and evidence related to food and nutrition policies in Europe. Includes discussion of such topics as food safety risk assessment, diet-related diseases, and more. Annexes include "The First Action Plan for Food and Nutrition Policy, WHO European Region, 2000-2005" and "International and selected national recommendations on nutrient intake values". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Feb 10, 2004
	Mancino, Lisa	Insidious Consumption: Surprising Factors That Influence What We Eat and How Much Article that discusses several factors coming from behavioral economics that could help economists and policy-makers better understand food choices. (more) Publication Month: June 2007	Aug 8, 2007
	Schmidhuber, Josef	Long-Term Changes in Food Consumption Patterns: Emerging Concerns and Policy Options This document was prepared for the FAO Scientific Workshop on Globalization of the Food System: Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition, held October 8-10, 2003, in Rome. It discusses changes in food consumption patterns and nutrition, drivers of these changes, and the effects of these changes on future levels of diet-related diseases and obesity. Policy options are also discussed. (more) Publication Month: October 2003	Feb 12, 2004
	Sturm, Roland; Datar, Ashlesha	Metropolitan Area Food Prices and Children's Weight Gain Summary report of a study on the association between relative costs of fruits and vegetables and weight gain in children. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Publication Month: December 2005	Jan 11, 2006
	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/American Stroke Association, American Heart Association	A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States Sourcebook with information on the prevalence of overweight and obesity, disparities and obesity, health and financial consequences of obesity, causes of obesity, and more. Appendices include "Body Mass Index (BMI)". (more)	Jul 22, 2005
	Irish Department of Health and Children	Obesity - the Policy Challenges: The Report of the National Taskforce on Obesity Report on overweight and obesity in Ireland. Includes discussion of the extent of the problem, trends in diet and physical activity, costs of obesity, challenges and potential interventions, and recommendations for combating obesity. (more) Publication Year: 2005	Jul 7, 2005
	Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Overweight and Obesity: Economic Consequences This page provides information and data on the costs of obesity at the national and state levels.	Aug 18, 2004
	McIntosh, Alex, et al.	Parental Time, Role Strain, and Children's Fat Intake and Obesity-Related Outcomes Report of a study examining "parental influence on children's dietary intake and whether or not the children will become obese." Includes an interdisciplinary empirical model of child intakes and outcomes, focusing on economic and sociological variables among children ages 9-11 and 13-15. Appendices include full copies of the survey instruments used with parents and children. (more) Deadline: Sunday, June 18, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, June 16, 2006	Jun 18, 2006
	Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine	Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance Report that presents an action plan for reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity. It includes discussion of the extent, consequences, and costs of childhood obesity, as well as recommendations for industry, advertising, media, public education, communities, schools, and home. Appendices include "Literature Review," "Lessons Learned from Public Health Efforts and Their Relevance to Preventing Childhood Obesity," and more. (more) Publication Year: 2005	Oct 26, 2004
	World Health Organization	Preventing Chronic Diseases: a Vital Investment Report on combating the threat of chronic disease. Includes discussion of risk factors, burden of chronic disease, economic impact, evidence-based interventions, approaches to combat chronic disease, and more. Annexes include "Methods for projections of mortality and burden of disease to 2015," "Economic analysis methods," "The WHO-CHOICE method," and more. Related fact sheets and other resources are also accessible from this page. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Publication Year: 2005	Oct 11, 2005
	Mancino, Lisa; Lin, Biing-Hwan; Ballenger, Nicole	The Role of Economics in Eating Choices and Weight Outcomes Report of a study of the effect of economic factors on behaviors and attitudes that affect weight outcomes. Includes an appendix entitled "Who Is More at Risk?". (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Nov 3, 2004
	Finkelstein, Eric A.; Fiebelkorn, Ian C.; Wang, Guijing	State-Level Estimates of Annual Medical Expenditures Attributable to Obesity Report of a study to estimate state-specific Medicare, Medicaid, and total expenses attibutable to obesity. There are 5 appendix tables of data related to the study. Subscription or purchase may be required to access the full text. (more) Publication Year: 2004	Feb 4, 2004
	Weight-control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health	Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity Questions and answers regarding overweight and obesity, including prevalence statistics, economic costs, and other statistics. (more) Publication Month: July 2003	Oct 13, 2003
	Flegal, Katherine M.	Supplemental Analyses for Estimates of Excess Deaths Associated with Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity in the U.S. Population Report that examines whether estimates of excess deaths caused by underweight, overweight, and obesity as described in JAMA 293(15): 1861-7 might be affected by systematic biases. (more) Deadline: Monday, August 15, 2005	Aug 15, 2005
	Kuchler, Fred; Tegene, Abebayehu; Harris, J. Michael	Taxing Snack Foods: What to Expect for Diet and Tax Revenues Report on the potential impact on snack food consumption and tax revenues of excise taxes on snack foods. Publication Month: August 2004	Nov 3, 2004

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