Regulating Unhealthy Lifestyles in the European Union The Dilemmas of an Internal Market for Tobacco, Alcohol and Foods
Book contents
- Regulating Unhealthy Lifestyles in the European Union
- Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
- Regulating Unhealthy Lifestyles in the European Union
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Series Editors’ Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Regulating Unhealthy Lifestyles in the EU
- Part II Unhealthy Lifestyles and the EU’s Internal Market Dilemmas
- 6 Building a Market for Unhealthy Products
- 7 Managing Diversity I
- 8 Managing Diversity II
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - Conclusion
from Part II - Unhealthy Lifestyles and the EU’s Internal Market Dilemmas
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 July 2026
Book contents
- Regulating Unhealthy Lifestyles in the European Union
- Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
- Regulating Unhealthy Lifestyles in the European Union
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Series Editors’ Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Regulating Unhealthy Lifestyles in the EU
- Part II Unhealthy Lifestyles and the EU’s Internal Market Dilemmas
- 6 Building a Market for Unhealthy Products
- 7 Managing Diversity I
- 8 Managing Diversity II
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The conclusion addresses the three questions asked. (i) What are the powers of the EU to regulate unhealthy lifestyles and how have these powers been used to date? (ii) How does EU law balance the objective of building a market for unhealthy products with that of reducing and eliminating their consumption? (iii) How does EU law balance market uniformity with the diversity and scientific uncertainty associated with lifestyle practices? It argues that EU legislation in this field remains framed predominantly in economic terms. As a result, debate continues to revolve largely around the relationship between the internal market and scientific or public health concerns. The book concludes that future EU intervention should be accompanied by reforms to the constitutional framework of competence and by greater recognition of the political, moral and cultural dimensions of unhealthy lifestyles.
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- Regulating Unhealthy Lifestyles in the European UnionThe Dilemmas of an Internal Market for Tobacco, Alcohol and Foods, pp. 244 - 250Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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