Health, nutrition and food demand / edited by Wen S. Chern and Kyrre Rickertsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chern, Wen S.

Rickertsen, Kyrre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food consumption.

Food habits.

Food supply.

Health education.

Nutrition.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-83371-8

9786610833719

0-85199-797-X

OCLC:

476061760