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European Review of Agricultural Economics 2008 35(3):281-302; doi:10.1093/erae/jbn013
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This article appears in the following European Review of Agriculture Economics issue: Special Issue: Plenary Papers of the XIIth EAAE Congress, Ghent, 2008; Theme: People, Food and Environments: Global Trends and European Strategies [View the issue table of contents]

Nutrition, obesity and health: policies and economic research challenges

Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr.

Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, TX, USA

Corresponding author: Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr., Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2124, USA. E-mail: rnayga{at}tamu.edu

This paper briefly covers some of the recent issues and policies related to nutrition, obesity and health. Some of the important economic research gaps, needs and challenges are then discussed focusing on few selected themes, namely the data needs, methodological and modelling challenges and policy evaluation issues. These research challenges, if addressed, could further enhance nutrition and obesity economic studies that can be used to design and implement effective policy interventions.

Keywords: food choice, nutrition, diet, health, obesity, policy, economic research

JEL classification: I18, Q18, D12

Plenary paper to be presented at the XII Triennial Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), Ghent, Belgium, August 2008. The author thanks Darius Lakdawalla, Richard Dunn, Alison Burrell and three anonymous journal reviewers for helpful comments and suggestions. Any remaining errors or omissions are the responsibility of the author.


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