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Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper …. Conditional on having already lost some weight, a further reduction in obesity also increases the frequency of sexual intercourse. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282771
Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper …. Conditional on having already lost some weight, a further reduction in obesity also increases the frequency of sexual intercourse. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011287088
-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR … Erreichen dieses neuen (‚gesünderen‘) Gleichgewichts durch den zweiten Anreiz lediglich beschleunigt wurde. Im Gegensatz zur …
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-phase randomized controlled trial involving 700 obese individuals. We find effects of monetary incentives for weight loss of up to EUR …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011823823
Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper …. Conditional on having already lost some weight, a further reduction in obesity also increases the frequency of sexual intercourse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013018120
In this paper we examine the role of relative food prices in determining the recent increase in body weight in Italy. Cross-price elasticities of unhealthy and healthy foods estimated by a demand system provide a consistent framework to evaluate substitution effects, when a close association is...
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Public health agencies face considerable challenges trying to prevent overweight and obesity in society, primarily … Commentary shows how law can be used as a tool to prevent overweight and obesity (see Table). The tools discussed in this article … restaurants Despite the undoubted political risks, should public health agencies push for strong measures to control obesity …
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We test whether financial incentives have an effect on weight reduction in a randomized controlled trial involving 700 … health improvements. The higher reward causes only the group of obese women to lose more weight. Overall, the results suggest … that financial incentives can motivate people to lose weight significantly. -- randomized experiment ; financial incentives …
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In this paper I discuss overweight and obesity and their repercussions on health deficit accumulation and longevity in …-control, income, food prices, energy density, and medical progress in explaining obesity and to develop a test on whether obesity is …
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This paper examines the role physical activity plays in determining body mass using data from the American Time Use Survey. Our work is the first to address the measurement error that arises when time use during a single day - rather than average daily time use over an extended period - is used...
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