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Promoting healthy eating habits among youth according to their preferences: Indications from a discrete choice experiment in Tuscany

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  • Corazza, Ilaria
  • Pennucci, Francesca
  • De Rosis, Sabina

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The incidence of overweight among youth in Western Countries requires the implementation of initiatives to promote healthy lifestyles. Although under particular conditions obesity is not preventable, drawing attention on factors affecting teenagers’ preferences can ameliorate the efficacy of public interventions designed for health promotion.

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  • Corazza, Ilaria & Pennucci, Francesca & De Rosis, Sabina, 2021. "Promoting healthy eating habits among youth according to their preferences: Indications from a discrete choice experiment in Tuscany," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 125(7), pages 947-955.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:125:y:2021:i:7:p:947-955
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.03.014
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