By Jason Peirce, George Mason University As our gross domestic product has risen, so has our body-mass index. This is not a coincidence but is instead a logical consequence of free markets. Our dietary preferences that evolved to prevent starvation are now promoting obesity and its related diseases. The market magic that efficiently […]
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Putting calories on menus influences how much people eat
Courtesy of ESRI (Ireland) Where calorie information is placed on menus influences how much people order and eat, according to new research by the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit. The researchers conducted a carefully controlled behavioural experiment in which consumers were initially unaware that their […]
Ban eating on public transit to fight obesity?
Obesity is clearly weighing on everyone’s mind (eh?) with a flurry of opinion and commentary, all of it predictably anti-. At issue is how far the government should go in curtailing individual liberty to combat fast-expanding waistlines, which in turn raises the […]