Obesity: the elephant in the budget room that we can no longer afford to ignore

Author

Katharine G. Linehart, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow

Project Director

Sompayrac, Joanie

Department Examiner

Wilkins, Anne; Haun, Amie; White, Cindy

Department

Dept. of Accounting

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

An analysis of the effect of obesity on the national budget.

Degree

B. A.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Date

12-2014

Subject

Obesity -- United States; Obesity -- Economic aspects.

Keyword

Obesity; Budget; National Budget; Medicare; Tax; Body Mass Index (BMI)

Discipline

Accounting

Document Type

Theses

Extent

37 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

Date Available

12-15-2014

Recommended Citation

Linehart, Katharine G., "Obesity: the elephant in the budget room that we can no longer afford to ignore" (2014). Honors Theses.
https://scholar.utc.edu/honors-theses/45