SOC3123- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 65 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Soc3123 week 6 hw on food security and obesity. Could a soda tax prevent 2,600 deaths per year? (aubrey 2012) http://www. npr. org/sections/thesalt/2012/01/12/145112865/could-a-soda- tax-prevent-26-000-deaths-per-year. Death via diabetes and heart disease & stroke. Make up the calories and sugar somewhere else, at least. Cheaper fruits and veg = buy more healthy . money left over = The fat"s on fire: curbing obesity in japan (nandini jayarajan) https://www. bu. edu/themovement/2011/05/29/the-fats-on-fire/ partially use on junk? (under 33-35 inches) cholesterol & bp. 2008 japan metabo law, measure waistline to fight obesity. Metabolic syndrome > diabetes, hypertension, obesity, high. 3860$ of hc for aging pop, one or the other. Low obesity rates for japan in comparison, but they are rising. Economic prosperity >> affluence, more caloric intake. Humiliation, reallocation of income to fitness equipment, fines. Success of law = will impact other countries? measuring > counselling) Ethical issues for public health approaches to obesity. Current obesity reports, 2015, vol. 4(3), pp. 324-329 [peer reviewed.
