Eating Behavior and Obesity

Name: Eating Behavior and Obesity
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ISBN: 9780826106216

ISBN-10: 0826106218

ISBN-13: 9780826106216

Edition: 2011

Authors: Shahram Heshmat

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This introductory text examines dietary choices and obesity through a multidisciplinary lens of biological, psychoogical, and social factors. It integrates the basic concepts of behavioural economics to increase understanding of how individual choices can be integrated into preventative strategies.

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Behavioral Economics and Eating Decisions



Explaining Eating Behavior



Some Basic Economic Concepts



An Economic Perspective on Eating Behavior



Socioeconomic Disparities in Health and Obesity



Decision Making Over Time



How We Make Decisions: The Role of Emotion



Food Addiction and Obesity



Overeating and Decision-Making Deficits



Why Dieters Relapse



Self-Control Strategies



Policy Implications and Conclusion


References


Index