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Economic Growth, Climate Change, and Obesity

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Abstract

Human and planetary health as well as economic growth are firmly interlinked and subject to complex interaction effects. In this paper, we provide an overview of interlinkages between economic growth, climate change, and obesity focusing on recent advances in the literature. In addition to empirical findings, we discuss different theoretical frameworks used to conceptualize these complex links and highlight policy options and challenges. We conclude that policies addressing both climate change and obesity simultaneously are particularly promising and often suitable for ensuring sustainable development.

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  1. Reference diet based on projections from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for 2015.

  2. EU27, 27 European Union Member States (before June 2013) included Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and UK.

  3. see for instance OECD 2011 [52] vs. UNEP 2011 [3] definition of sustainable growth.

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    Dimitrios Minos

  2. Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Dimitrios Minos

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  4. Georg-August University of Göttingen, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12, 37073, Göttingen, Germany

    Kathrin Maria Demmler

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Minos, D., Butzlaff, I., Demmler, K.M. et al. Economic Growth, Climate Change, and Obesity. Curr Obes Rep 5, 441–448 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-016-0234-7

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