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Regulating Lifestyle Risks: The EU, Alcohol, Tobacco and Unhealthy Diets

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
1107063426, 9781107063426
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2305631 bytes)
Pages
384\402
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-11-29 20:09:58

Description

This collection of essays looks at the role the European Union could and should play in promoting healthier lifestyle, in light of the moral, philosophical, legal and political challenges associated with the regulation of individual choices. By tackling the main non-communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors (tobacco consumption, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity), the contributors endeavour to identify common themes and determine whether and, if so, to what extent the lessons learned in relation to each area of EU intervention could be transposed to the others. By focusing on the European Union legal order, the book highlights both the opportunities that legal instruments offer for NCD prevention and control agenda in Europe, as well as the constraints that the law imposes on policy-makers.

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