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The economics of obesity : poverty, income inequality, and health / / Tahereh Alavi Hojjat
| The economics of obesity : poverty, income inequality, and health / / Tahereh Alavi Hojjat |
| Autore | Hojjat Tahereh Alavi <1953-> |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.196398 |
| Soggetto topico |
Obesity - Economic aspects
Obesitat Condicions econòmiques Desigualtat social Pobresa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-78487-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Magnitude of the Obesity Problem -- The Magnitude of the Obesity Problem -- References -- Chapter 2: Different Perspectives on Causes of Obesity -- References -- Chapter 3: Consequences of Obesity -- References -- Chapter 4: Economic Analysis: Behavioral Patterns, Diet Choice, and the Role of Government -- Rational Obesity Model -- An Alternative Model -- References -- Chapter 5: Socioeconomic Factors: Poverty and Obesity -- Income Inequality and Health -- References -- Chapter 6: Income and Wealth Inequality and Obesity -- Measure and Sources of Inequality -- References -- Chapter 7: Data and Methodology: Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Among Obesity, Income Inequality, and Poverty -- Model and Methodology -- Specification of the Model -- Methodology -- Results Discussion -- Causality Test -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 8: Obesity and Socioeconomic Status: Case Study of Peruvian Women -- Poverty, Inequality, and Obesity in Peru -- Model to Test Income Inequality, Poverty, and Obesity in Peru -- Model and Methodology -- Result Discussion -- Causality Test -- Concluding Comments -- Appendix: Supplemental Tables and Figures -- References -- Chapter 9: Social Mobility and Health -- Defining Social Mobility -- Income Inequality and Social Mobility -- Intergenerational Mobility -- Income Inequality and Social Mobility Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups -- Poverty, Education, and Economic Mobility -- Wealth and Economic Mobility -- Effect of Income on Health and Social Mobility -- References -- Chapter 10: Food Policies, Government Interventions, and Reducing Poverty -- Menu Labeling.
Taxation, Subsidization, and Role of Income Inequality -- Reducing Poverty, Learning Gap, and Access to Healthy Food in Low-Income Areas -- Food Advertising Regulation and the Roles of Technology -- References -- Chapter 11: Concluding Comments -- References -- Glossary of Terms -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495351703321 |
Hojjat Tahereh Alavi <1953->
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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Hunger : a modern history / / James Vernon
| Hunger : a modern history / / James Vernon |
| Autore | Vernon James |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.809171/241 |
| Soggetto topico |
Poor - Great Britain - History
Poor - Great Britain - Colonies - History Hunger - Great Britain - History Hunger - Great Britain - Colonies - History Food relief - Great Britain - History Fam Pobresa Pobres Política social Història social |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9780674268142
0674268148 9780674044678 0674044673 |
| Classificazione | MS 6440 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Hunger and the making of the modern world -- The humanitarian discovery of hunger -- Hunger as political critique -- The science and calculation of hunger -- Hungry England and planning for a world of plenty -- Collective feeding and the welfare of society -- You are what you eat : educating the citizen as consumer -- Remembering hunger : the script of British social democracy -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910974601803321 |
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Vernon James
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| London, England, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007 | ||
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Infectious diseases of poverty
| Infectious diseases of poverty |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : BioMed Central, 2012- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Communicable diseases - Prevention
Poverty - Health aspects Epidemics - Social aspects Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology Communicable Disease Control - economics Disease Outbreaks - economics Healthcare Disparities Poverty Socioeconomic Factors Malalties infeccioses Pobresa |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Fulltext Internet Resources. Periodicals. Revistes electròniques. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Communicable Diseases |
| ISSN | 2049-9957 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | IDP |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996210782403316 |
| London, : BioMed Central, 2012- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Infectious diseases of poverty
| Infectious diseases of poverty |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : BioMed Central, 2012- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Communicable diseases - Prevention
Poverty - Health aspects Epidemics - Social aspects Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology Communicable Disease Control - economics Disease Outbreaks - economics Healthcare Disparities Poverty Socioeconomic Factors Malalties infeccioses Pobresa |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Fulltext Internet Resources. Periodicals. Revistes electròniques. |
| ISSN | 2049-9957 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | IDP |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141409203321 |
| London, : BioMed Central, 2012- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Poverty & public policy
| Poverty & public policy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Berkeley, CA] : , : Published by Berkeley Electronic Press [for Policy Studies Organization], , ©2009- |
| Disciplina | 362 |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty
Social Welfare Pauvreté Armoede Beleid Benestar social Pobresa Política governamental |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Revistes electròniques. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Poverty and public policy
PPP |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910216941403321 |
| [Berkeley, CA] : , : Published by Berkeley Electronic Press [for Policy Studies Organization], , ©2009- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stress and Poverty : A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation of Stress in Cells, Individuals, and Society
| Stress and Poverty : A Cross-Disciplinary Investigation of Stress in Cells, Individuals, and Society |
| Autore | Breitenbach Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KapfererElisabeth
SedmakClemens <1971-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Estrès (Fisiologia)
Pobresa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-77738-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- 1: Stress and Poverty: An Introduction -- Joining Perspectives on Stress and Poverty -- Approaching Poverty -- Introducing Biological Stress Research -- Good Stress, Bad Stress, and Poverty -- Oxidative Stress as a Unifying Concept -- The Structure of This Book -- References -- 2: Hans Selye and the Origins of Stress Research -- Biographical Note -- The Beginning of Stress Research in Endocrinology -- Heat Shock -- Stress, Hormesis, Aging, Shock -- Lifestyle Factors -- References -- 3: Oxidative and Other Stress Research at the Cellular Level -- Introduction -- ROS and Their Function: The Basics of Oxidative Stress Defense -- The Integrated Stress Response and Its Relationship with Oxidative Stress -- Stress and the Origin of Life -- Stress and Molecular Evolution -- What Is Oxidative Stress in Cellular or Biochemical Terms? -- ROS Metabolism and Antioxidative Stress-Response Pathways in Cells -- The Role of Hydrogen Peroxide -- Stress and the Subcellular Compartmentation of Eukaryotic Cells -- Oxidative Stress Sensors of Eukaryotic Cells and Transmission of the Oxidative Stress Signal -- Universality of the Stress Phenomenon: Outlook on Methods and Results -- References -- 4: Oxidative Stress and the Brain: A Working Hypothesis for the Generation of Psychological Stress -- Redox Metabolism in the Brain -- The Basics of Stress in Neurobiology -- A Biochemical Working Hypothesis for Psychological Stress -- Further Components of the Psychological Stress Response -- Examples of the Role of Psychological Stress in Psychosomatic Diseases -- Major Depression -- Psychosomatic Heart Disease -- Stress and the Immune System -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: Epigenetics and Some Further Observations on Stress-Induced Diseases.
Definitions and Overview -- In Utero-Acquired Predisposition for Metabolic Disease: The Example of the Dutch Hunger Winter -- Telomere Maintenance and Shortening -- Epigenetics, Psychological Stress, Heart Disease, and Further Observations on Stress-Induced Diseases -- References -- 6: Measuring Stress -- The Basic Challenges of Stress Measurement -- Measuring Acute Stress -- Investigating Chronic Stress and the Results of a Stressful Life History -- Perceived Psychological Stress and Physiological Stress Markers -- Biochemical Long-Term Stress Markers -- Perceived Stress and Objective Stress -- References -- 7: The Language Games of Stress -- References -- 8: The Unhealthy Relationship Between Stress and Poverty -- From the Language Games of Stress to the Experience of Poverty -- Bringing Poverty into the Stress Research Picture -- Poverty Causes Stress -- Research into Stress and Low Socioeconomic Status: General Notes -- Pregnancy, Early Childhood, Stress, and the Impact on the Child -- Parenting and Family Life under Conditions of Poverty and Poverty-Related Stress -- The Experience of Poverty-Related Stress and Its Impact on Childhood -- Concluding Remarks: Bringing Poverty More into the Picture -- References -- 9: The Stressful Experience of Poverty -- "Speaking the 'Truth' of Poverty" -- "I'm One of the Discarded": The Story of Carolina Maria de Jesus -- "Having No Margin for Error": The Story of Darren McGarvey -- References -- 10: Social and Moral Aspects of Stress -- On the Sociology of Stress -- A Moral Grammar of Events -- References -- 11: The Politics of Stress -- Order and Integrity -- Distribution of Stress -- References -- 12: Responding to Stress and the Value of Resilience -- The Concept of Resilience -- Resilience Research -- Strengthening Resilience -- Concluding Remarks -- References. 13: Epilogue: The Pandemic as a Big Reveal: Coronavirus, Stress, and Poverty -- References -- Glossary. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Stress and Poverty |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495162703321 |
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Breitenbach Michael
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021 | ||
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