Intro 。 Calorie deprivation(in moderation)can make you healthier Cuba after the collapse of the USSR The starvation experiment at the University of Minnesota during WWll Obesity is a growing problem in the US and worldwide Why?What is causing this epidemic? Is it a public health crisis? What government responses are appropriate? Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomicsBhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics Intro • Calorie deprivation (in moderation) can make you healthier • Cuba after the collapse of the USSR • The starvation experiment at the University of Minnesota during WWII • Obesity is a growing problem in the US and worldwide • Why? What is causing this epidemic? • Is it a public health crisis? • What government responses are appropriate?