自年2005年，汽油價格上升，并且它晚了去更壞。 我遇到了一興趣的發現從研究-汽油價格增量實際上幫助人丟失重量。 博士生在健康經濟方面在華盛頓大學發現了上升的燃料費用迫使美國人駕駛較少，在家吃更多和最終減肥下來。 來源
學生，查爾斯Courtemanche，稱它「一線希望」到過去兩三年得到更壞的這個全球性汽油價格問題。 他發現了那 每US$1上升在汽油價格由大約15%減少了肥胖病在5年以後. 他甚而估計這個趨向在健康票據可能拯救16,000生命和幫助美國政府保存，和US$17十億每年一樣多。 報告顯示那在1979年之間，并且2004哪些泵浦價格是付得起的在那個期間，肥胖病上升了大約13%。 肥胖病，被定義作為有身體大量索引超過30，在多達被考慮年年析因112,000死亡。
當許多是懷疑的關於那個結論，某種程度上時，我也許同意什麼查爾斯發現了：
- 當汽油變得更加昂貴，當我們的收益力依然是同樣時， 我們也許駕駛較少和更走. 走孩子到學校。 走到地鐵或公共汽車站乘公共交通。 一些也許循環運作。 體育活動是好在重量控制。
- 並且，許多事在餐館變得昂貴，包括飯食。 花費的汽油通常創造鏈作用-運輸費用增量、許多事變得更加昂貴和顧客導致額外支付。 所以，更多人飯食為午餐盒做準備， 在家出去吃較少和吃晚餐 存金錢支付氣體的增加的費用。
當他自己填裝他的汽車在泵浦，考慮學生的不是一項壞研究有想法。 如此，當下次，當人們抱怨汽油價格時，告訴他們增量也許幫助他們的錢包和腰圍，假設他們在更多更走并且吃。
然而，它是時間問題人習慣氣體的高價。 老習性傾向於在某個時候以後踢。
我希望政府不會使用這個原因辯解汽油價格增量。 「我們對您的重量問題關心，因此我們增加汽油和汽油價格」。 不，改善沒有。 I am thinking out loud, may be, just may be, if the government really cares for our health, government should impose tax on unhealthy foods (like fast food, ice cream and other junk foods) and take that money to subsidy on the gas price increase?
I still believe that there is no quick fix to obesity problem and the research does not really conclude whether increased fuel cost will have a positive or negative net impact on social welfare. Gas price is not the solution, whether with or without intention. The solution should come from the person himself.
And now, please reduce the petrol price and don’t ever increase it again!
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GymRat // Jun 5, 2008 at 9:03 am
Thanks for this informative and useful article Mun. But you’re right too, old habit tends to kick in after some time. People will get used to the price increase eventually.
sylvesteR // Jun 6, 2008 at 11:32 am
No, I think they should let the price increase, since petroleum is running out soon, there’s no way the price is going to reduce since higher demand over supplement. Look at the bright side, people are losing weight and they are learning how to save money at the same time, isn’t this great? Maybe you guys should resort to something more beneficial, like what you’ve mentioned afore, waling is the best way or probably cycling. Anyway there’s a possibility the bicycle price will increase right? I mean after petrol is out, haha!!
Yin Teing // Jun 8, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Actually, if we look carefully at our expenses, there are lots of area we can cut down on spending. Like stop succumbing to impulse purchases and buy only what we need, curb the expensive taste of eating at high end restaurants and Starbucks latte. Who knows, we may end up saving more :)
Kevlin // Jun 10, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Well got to agree with Yin Teing, we can cut down on our spending by reducing our way of eating outside at high class restaurant. I have friends who will only think of those taste no mather how expensive they are when u tell them is not worth it, they will reply you “Enjoy life man” or with an irritating answer “Why are you so kiam siap rm 18 for a cup of coffee not a big deal”. Well price of petrol increase will make more people to stay at home more often and like you said eat less unhealthy food outside. There are always pros and cons in this type of price increasement.
bengbeng // Jun 10, 2008 at 8:40 pm
for me it is the other way round…increase in fuel prices makes gym omos a luxury now with fuel to n from the gym n gym fees, supplements etc.. after my membership expires i might jus give up
Yin Teing // Jun 12, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Haha, true, I think gyms will be losing more members- gyms would probably be the first expense that people cut down on (and why not Astro?). But for me, I consider the membership fee as an investment for my health- more scared to get diabetes or high blood pressure coz I will not be able to afford the meds.