Is cheap gasoline killing us? Fuel subsidies and under-taxation as a driver of obesity and public health problems worldwide

• Published in: Energy research & social science Vol. 82; p. 102316
• Main Authors: Colgan, Jeff D., Hinthorn, Miriam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Body mass index; Energy subsidies; Fuel prices; Fuel subsidies; Gasoline price; Obesity; Public health; Energy subsidies; Obesity; Body mass index; Fuel prices; Fuel subsidies; Gasoline price; Public health

Energy subsidies worldwide run into the trillions of dollars, with major negative economic and environmental consequences, but they have proven politically difficult to remove. Here, we study the relationship between fuel prices and the global obesity epidemic using data spanning 145 countries betwe...