Health claim regulation and public health: Individual choice or libertarian paternalism?

Todt, O.; Luján, J.L.

dc.contributor.author	Todt, O.
dc.contributor.author	Luján, J.L.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-11-12T15:54:37Z
dc.date.available	2024-11-12T15:54:37Z
dc.date.issued	2024-11-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11201/166732
dc.description.abstract	We present an interpretation of the current debate in the field of health claim regulation with respect to public health and standards of proof. Health claims are scientifically validated statements regarding the health benefits that a food may confer upon its consumers. We argue that the methodological debates in health claim regulation conceal a very different debate, related to who takes the decisions about consumption of foods with health claims: individual consumers or (at least partially) regulators. Our analysis reveals two opposing stances: one which on our interpretation is compatible with libertarian paternalism, and the other focused on individual choice on the basis of “sound science”.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	2021, vol. 40, num. 1
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	17 - Ètica. Filosofia pràctica	ca
dc.subject.other	Libertarian Paternalism	ca
dc.subject.other	Scientific substantation	ca
dc.subject.other	Evidence Requeriments	ca
dc.subject.other	Helath Claims	ca
dc.subject.other	Sustanciación científica	ca
dc.subject.other	Requisitos evidenciales	ca
dc.subject.other	Declaraciones de salud	ca
dc.subject.other	Paternalismo libertario	ca
dc.subject.other	Medicina
dc.title	Health claim regulation and public health: Individual choice or libertarian paternalism?	ca
dc.type	Article
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