Eating Behavior and Obesity
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-0621-6 (ISBN)
As a consequence of the rising cost of medical care and drugs, health care providers and public health policy makers are increasingly looking to diet as a means to decrease the incidence of many chronic and age-related diseases. This unique volume is the first to apply behavioral economics to the field of personal nutrition-and show how these insights can be used to create and improve public health nutrition programs and policies.
This introductory text examines dietary choices and obesity through a multidisciplinary lens of biological, psychological, and social factors. It integrates the basic concepts of behavioral economics, which blends psychological and economic knowledge to understand human behavior, with public health concerns, to increase understanding of how individual choices can be integrated into preventative strategies.
Key features:
Examines the rise of obesity and its impact on public health
Offers a unique blend of behavioral economics, public health, nutrition, and health promotion policy
Looks at the social determinants that impact nutrition choices, including food availability, nutrition education, income, culture and other key factors
Includes information on why diets don't work, the lure of eating for pleasure, and why we have cravings
Explains how to use behavioral economics to promote healthier food choicesIncludes examples and discussion questions
Shahram Heshmat, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Health & Economics at the University of Illinois at Springfield and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medical Humanities at Southern Illinois University. His research is aimed at understanding the role of emotions in consumer behavior and well-being; applications of the principles of behavioral economics to appetitive behavior, changing health behavior, and designing prevention policies.
1. Overview
2. Eating Behavior and Obesity
3. Basic Economic Concepts
4. An Economic Perspective on Obesity
5. Social Determinants of Health and Obesity
6. Impulsive and Self-Controlled Decisions
7. Choice Over Time
8. Food Addiction
9. Overeating as a Decision Disorder
10. Why Dieters Fail
11. Self-Control Strategies
12. Conclusion
| Verlagsort | New York |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 456 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychosomatik | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8261-0621-8 / 0826106218 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8261-0621-6 / 9780826106216 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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