贫穷和肥胖作为政治指标

IF 0.4 Q4 ECONOMICS

Economists Voice Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI:10.1515/ev-2017-0006

A. Drewnowski

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摘要

在美国，肥胖被视为一种疾病，而其社会经济根源却几乎被忽视。然而，在2016年的总统大选中，肥胖是州和县两级投票模式的单变量预测因素。与社会经济变量相关的健康指标可能成为新的政治力量。

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