Context The influence of food and beverage labeling (food labeling) on consumer
behaviors, industry responses, and health outcomes is not well established. Evidence …

Background Frequent consumption of excess amounts of sugar‐sweetened beverages
(SSB) is a risk factor for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and dental caries …

We examine the effectiveness in field settings of seven healthy eating nudges, classified
according to whether they are (1) cognitively oriented, such as “descriptive nutritional …

Executive summary Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Development
Report, a Lancet Commission revisited the case for investment in health and developed a …

Environmental justice is concerned with an equitable distribution of environmental burdens.
These burdens comprise immediate health hazards as well as subtle inequities, such as …

This paper reviews the economic research on obesity, covering topics such as the
measurement of, and trends in, obesity, the economic causes of obesity (eg the monetary …

Despite growing recognition of the problem, the obesity epidemic continues in the US, and
obesity rates are increasing around the world. The latest estimates are that approximately …

Background Nutritional labelling is advocated as a means to promote healthier food
purchasing and consumption, including lower energy intake. Internationally, many different …

Background—Poor lifestyle behaviors, including suboptimal diet, physical inactivity, and
tobacco use, are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Although even modest …

Objective Provide the most recent data on the prevalence of obesity and severe obesity
among United States children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years. Methods The National …