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I shouldn't eat this donut : self-control, body weight, and health in a life cycle model
Strulik, Holger - 2018
In this paper I discuss overweight and obesity and their repercussions on health deficit accumulation and longevity in … eating behavior on weight gain and health, exercises to lose weight, invests money to improve health and saves for health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011946923
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C-sections, obesity, and health-care specialization : evidence from Mexico
Herrera, Catalina; Marquez-Padilla, Fernanda; Prina, Silvia - 2023
consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of … increases a woman's probability of having a CS. Also, delivery-related birth outcomes improve: maternal mortality, birth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014311942
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Statistical analysis the development of breast cancer : influencing factors
Pantelimon, Iuliana - In: Revista română de economie 41 (2015) 2, pp. 201-215
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011545984
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The effect of produce purchasing behavior on adult obesity and body weight : evidence from household-level scanner data
Volpe, Richard J.; Cai, Xiaowei; Schroeter, Christiane; … - In: Agricultural and resource economics review : ARER 48 (2019) 2, pp. 253-273
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063306
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Parents' education and child body weight in France : the trajectory of the gradient in the early years
Apouey, Bénédicte H.; Geoffard, Pierre-Yves - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011671488
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Statures, BMIs, and weight : a reassessment
Carson, Scott A. - 2013
decreases, and the two have different implications for human health. An alternative measure for net current biological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223384
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BMI growth rates and the nutrition transition : the role of income, inequality and income growth in Russia
Butzlaff, Iris - 2016
distribution as the economy has grown. Is BMI growth different at different tails of the income distribution? Health and … transitional processes, particularly economic transitions on nutritional and health outcomes. We test the hypothesis that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441503
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If you don't snooze you lose : evidence on health and weight
Giuntella, Osea; Mazzonna, Fabrizio - 2016
neglecting its potential effects on health and human capital. Several medical studies provide evidence of important associations … between sleep deprivation and health outcomes suggesting a large impact on health care systems and individual productivity … design to identify the effects of sleep on health status, weight, and cognitive abilities. Our results suggest that delaying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453426
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The dietary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
O'Connell, Martin; Smith, Kate; Stroud, Rebekah - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in where people work, eat and socialise. We use novel data on the food and non-alcoholic drink purchases from stores, takeaways, restaurants and other outlets to quantify the impact of the pandemic on the diets of a large, representative panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012583582
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The effect of higher education on women's obesity and smoking : evidence from college openings in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - 2022
This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in Turkey. We exploit the largely exogenous and substantial increase in the openings of universities throughout Turkey. Based on the spatial and temporal variability of university...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013198942