Butcher, Kristin F.; Anderson, Patricia M.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
Obesity has been one of the fastest growing health concerns among children, particularly among disadvantaged children. For children overall, obesity rates have tripled from 5% in the early 1970s to about 15% by the early 2000s. For disadvantaged children, obesity rates are closer to 20%. In this...