Comments for O'Neill Institute Blog http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Airline ‘Fat Taxes’: The Dilemmas of the ‘Pay as You Weigh’ Airline Pricing Policies by Alberto Alemanno http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/airline-fat-taxes-the-dilemmas-of-the-pay-as-you-weigh-airline-pricing-policies/#comment-5134 Alberto Alemanno Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:27:34 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=1399#comment-5134 Dear Katherine,
Many thanks for your comments.
One of the points I wanted to make in this short post is that a pay-as-you-weigh pricing policy does not do justice to the multifactorial nature of obesity (yes, social determinants – among other factors – affect weight). Of course, as stated above, the introduction of such a scheme deserves to be rigorously investigated both on theoretical and practical grounds.

]]> Comment on Airline ‘Fat Taxes’: The Dilemmas of the ‘Pay as You Weigh’ Airline Pricing Policies by Katherine Record http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/airline-fat-taxes-the-dilemmas-of-the-pay-as-you-weigh-airline-pricing-policies/#comment-5076 Katherine Record Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:22:24 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=1399#comment-5076 Social determinants of health unquestionably affect weight – but because of fat and calorie intake versus output – not because of some inherent difference in biology. Moreover, those who we should be concerned about related to social determinants are often not those flying. Paying for your weight is not inherently bad public health policy. It deserves far more in depth analysis than you provide.

]]> Comment on New York’s Ban on Large Sodas: Just What Common Sense Requires by Jeff http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/new-yorks-ban-on-large-sodas-just-what-common-sense-requires/#comment-4827 Jeff Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:27:25 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=1256#comment-4827 Larry, are you sure you know what “imminent” means?

]]> Comment on God Bless America, a Nation Founded by Men Who Could Not Foresee the Glock and the 33 Round Clip by Aaron Ringel http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/god-bless-america-a-nation-founded-by-men-who-could-not-foresee-the-glock-and-the-33-round-clip/#comment-4406 Aaron Ringel Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:34:51 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=1204#comment-4406 You are every bit as disingenuous here as you were at the Medicaid expansion forum at Wofford College. Shame on you.

]]> Comment on New York’s Ban on Large Sodas: Just What Common Sense Requires by Michelle Mello http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/new-yorks-ban-on-large-sodas-just-what-common-sense-requires/#comment-3918 Michelle Mello Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:14:30 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=1256#comment-3918 Thanks for your post, Larry. I too found this a very odd application of the “arbitrary and capricious” standard.

]]> Comment on Tobacco and Poverty by Sam http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/tobacco-and-poverty-2/#comment-3091 Sam Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:32:59 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=1191#comment-3091 Thanks Paula for raising awareness about this important issue. For readers who are interested, there are some further details in the WhyDev article linked below, including around the role of tobacco in driving NCDs, and work undertaken in Australia and India to get plain packaging on the agenda.
http://www.whydev.org/tobacco-poverty-and-the-need-for-global-action/

]]> Comment on A Call for U.N. Accountability for Cholera in Post-Earthquake Haiti Part II: The Challenge of U.N. Immunity by Jessica http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/a-call-for-u-n-accountability-for-cholera-in-post-earthquake-haiti-part-ii-the-challenge-of-u-n-immunity/#comment-2762 Jessica Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:37:20 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=595#comment-2762 A colleague of mine travelled to Haiti after the earthquake and saw the devastation. He said it was horrific but he was glad he was able to be there to document it.

]]> Comment on Swifter, Higher, Stronger…Fatter?: The Olympic Games and Junk Food Advertising to Children by Katie http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/swifter-higher-stronger-fatter-the-olympic-games-and-junk-food-advertising-to-children/#comment-1563 Katie Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:51:06 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=899#comment-1563 This article helped me a bunch i am doing a report on the impaction of childhood obesity from the olympics thx so much!

]]> Comment on Coca-Cola Helps the Global Fund Deliver Medicines: A Look at the Ethics of Public-Private Partnerships by Jon Jay http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/the-ethics-of-public-private-partnerships-for-health-the-global-fund-and-coca-cola-deliver-essential-medicines/#comment-1016 Jon Jay Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:29:55 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=930#comment-1016 Hi Eugenia–I think it’s significant that the players have clarified that countries won’t be relying on Coke’s physical distribution network, instead receiving advice on how to improve their own networks. Presumably countries will be less dependent because they will control the network themselves, won’t need these services forever, and could continue to operate if Coke pulled out of the partnership.

On the other hand, there’s a clear value to these services which countries might not be eager to lose, leaving plenty of room for corporate influence, at least in the near term–and for many advocates, the expansion of “Big Food” into developing countries in the next 10-20 years is a major public health issue.

]]> Comment on Coca-Cola Helps the Global Fund Deliver Medicines: A Look at the Ethics of Public-Private Partnerships by Eugenia Pyntikova http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/the-ethics-of-public-private-partnerships-for-health-the-global-fund-and-coca-cola-deliver-essential-medicines/#comment-996 Eugenia Pyntikova Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:00:42 +0000 http://www.oneillinstituteblog.org/?p=930#comment-996 Wonderful post. Is there a demonstrable risk of dependence of host states on Coca Cola’s logistical know-how in the long term?

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