Costs of and Reasons for Obesity

Maciej Witkos MSc, Michelle Uttaburanont MS, Christopher D. Lang BS, Rohit Arora MD
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The purpose of this literature review was to identify and describe the cost of obesity, the contributing factors, and the use of taxation as a possible method of control of this epidemic in a Canadian setting. A review of the current literature found on the PubMed/MEDLINE services of the National Institutes of Health as well as an analysis of Web content was conducted. The PubMed/MEDLINE search identified 677 articles pertaining to Canada and obesity, 323 articles relating to price policy, 26 articles concerning obesity and taxes, and 29 articles about obesity, Canada, and cost (1964–March 2007). The cost of obesity in Canada has been estimated at $4.3 billion per year, although no yearly figures are available. The contributing factors of obesity in Canada are multivariate, ranging from dietary patterns and physical inactivity to the availability of high-calorie foods at a low cost and greater accessibility. No Canadian studies have been conducted on the use of taxes to curb obesity or evaluating food price elasticity. The available literature suggests that the use of taxes is a viable option to address the issue of obesity in Canada.

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肥胖的成本和原因
本文献综述的目的是确定和描述肥胖的成本、促成因素,以及在加拿大环境中使用税收作为控制这种流行病的可能方法。对美国国立卫生研究院PubMed/MEDLINE服务上的现有文献进行了综述,并对网络内容进行了分析。PubMed/MEDLINE搜索发现677篇关于加拿大和肥胖的文章,323篇关于价格政策的文章,26篇关于肥胖和税收的文章,29篇关于肥胖、加拿大和成本的文章(1964年至2007年3月)。据估计,加拿大每年的肥胖成本为43亿美元,但没有年度数据。加拿大肥胖的诱因是多方面的,从饮食模式和缺乏运动到以低成本和更容易获得的高热量食物。加拿大尚未对使用税收来抑制肥胖或评估食品价格弹性进行研究。现有文献表明,在加拿大,使用税收是解决肥胖问题的可行选择。
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