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Title: | Hard truths and a new strategy for addressing childhood obesity | Authors: | Finkelstein, E.A. Bilger, M. |
Issue Date: | 2012 | Citation: | Finkelstein, E.A., Bilger, M. (2012). Hard truths and a new strategy for addressing childhood obesity. Childhood Obesity 8 (2) : 106-109. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2011.0107 | Abstract: | We debunk three likely misperceptions about childhood obesity: (1) the epidemic thereof is caused by poverty, (2) information campaigns alone would be effective at reducing childhood obesity rates, and (3) obesity-reducing interventions would necessarily save money. We then discuss policies that could be effective at reducing childhood obesity rates and propose a tax/subsidy strategy that would provide the right incentives for governments, schools, and households to make appropriate investments in obesity prevention efforts. © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Source Title: | Childhood Obesity | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/126583 | ISSN: | 21532168 | DOI: | 10.1089/chi.2011.0107 |
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