Eating behavior and obesity

Heshmat, Shahram.

Eating behavior and obesity behavioral economics strategies for health professionals / [electronic resource] : Shahram Heshmat. - New York : Springer Pub. Co., 2011. - xiii, 242 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Behavioral economics and eating decisions -- Explaining eating behavior -- Basic economics : a primer -- An economic perspective on eating behavior -- Socioeconomic disparities in health and obesity -- Decision making over time -- How we make decisions : the role of emotion -- Food addiction and obesity -- Overeating and decision-making deficits -- Why dieters relapse -- Using self-control strategies to promote healthier food choices -- Policy implications and conclusion.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
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2011.
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Eating disorders.
Decision making--Psychological aspects.


Electronic books.

RC685.A65 / H47 2011eb

616.85/26