Health, nutrition and food demand [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Wen S. Chern and Kyrre Rickertsen
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| Titolo: |
Health, nutrition and food demand [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Wen S. Chern and Kyrre Rickertsen
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| Pubblicazione: | Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Food consumption |
| Food habits | |
| Food supply | |
| Health education | |
| Nutrition | |
| Public health | |
| Altri autori: |
ChernWen S
RickertsenKyrre
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Health, Nutrition and Demand for Food: an American Perspective; 3 Health, Nutrition and Demand for Food: a European Perspective; 4 Double Impact: Educational Attainment and the Macronutrient Intake of US Adults; 5 Assessing the Importance of Health Information in Relation to Dietary Intakes in the USA; 6 A Sample Selection Model with Endogenous Health Knowledge: Egg Consumption in the USA; 7 Health Information and Food Demand in Eastern and Western Germany; 8 Health Information and Food Demand in France |
| 9 The Impact of Nutrient Intake on Food Demand in Spain10 Health Information and Unstable Effects from Autocorrelation; 11 Relative Impacts of Health Information and Advertising on Commodity Markets: US Meats; 12 The Impact of Dietary Cholesterol Concerns on Consumer Demand for Eggs in the USA; 13 Employing an Environmental Taxation Mechanism to Reduce Fat Intake; 14 How do Markets Respond to Food Scares?; 15 Assessment of Findings and Future Research; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The results of several comparative studies on the impacts of health information on food consumption and behaviour amongst various socio-economic groups are presented in this book. It also provides economic analysis of food demand estimations and predictions about future food systems. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Health, nutrition and food demand |
| ISBN: | 1-280-83371-8 |
| 9786610833719 | |
| 0-85199-797-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780352803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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