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Class 16, CLASS 17 - Coggle Diagram
Class 16
Causes of obesity
uneducated females and males have higher amounts of obesity prevalence
more spending on food away from home
growth in quick service restraunts
healthy foods increasing faster than inflation while unhealthy foods have decreased their costs
Technological change in food processing
automate preperation of foods
better food packaging systems
technology that reduce labor of food
Change in women's time allocation
consumption of processed foods
Processed foods have higher calorie substance than other foods
higher in lower education households
higher in low income and hispanic
THREE MAIN CAUSES: WOMEN'S ALLOCATION ;TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES; RELATIVE PRICES
CLASS 17
costs of obesity
medical costs
Health costs for obesity tend to be high
health costs associated with weight are non-linear in BMI
How do economic costs come through?
wages
employment
Why would obesity lead to lower wages?
absenteeism
Presenteeism
not productive
Obesity makes less likely to be called for interviews
What are externalities?
cost or benefit from an activity that is borne by an entity not directly involved in that activity
How does obesity create externalities
leads to higher costs for premiums ect.
What are interventions to reduce obesity
Wellness programs- creating environments to support healthy behaviors
onsite biometric measuring
health risk assessments
wellness activities to reduce risks
do these work?
no effect