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. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.