Obesity and diabetes: the roles that prices and policies play.
The entrance of economics into the literature on obesity and diabetes has been instrumental in showing how people respond to incentives when maximizing their health. In this paper some of the roles that prices and policies have played in the surging obesity and diabetes rates across the world are addressed. The paper focuses on the possible role that prices of foods with high glycemic indexes play in determining blood sugar levels, and addresses the recent concern with high fructose corn syrup and genetically modified goods across the world. The possible links and implications suggest that future research in the area is urgently needed.
Rashad
Inas
I
Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
D001786:Blood Glucose; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004032:Diet / Q000191:economics; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005632:Fructose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics; D038321:Glycemic Index; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D001786:Blood Glucose; D005632:Fructose