In this paper empirical evidence is presented on the determinants of obesity in youth in the U.S., with particular … emphasis on isolating the effects of diet and parent's fatness on the obesity outcome. The results show that parents fatness …'s fatness effects in the youth obesity probability equations. The probability models show that if either of the parents of a 10 …

, weight will be related to prices. However, another potentially important reason for rising obesity is that food producers …

as well as measures of overweight and obesity. We then turn to quantile regression to address the possibility that … subsidy receipt has heterogeneous effects on children's weight at different points in the BMI distribution. Results suggest … that subsidy receipt is associated with increases in BMI and a greater likelihood of being overweight and obese. We also …

Obesity rates in the U.S. have doubled since 1980. Given the medical, social, and financial costs of obesity, a large …

factors -- like neighborhood quality and the built environment -- may have on the nation's obesity crisis. This paper explores … differences in such perceptions may explain any of the hitherto unexplained gap in bodyweight and obesity prevalence among Whites … robust and significant effects on the BMI-percentile of the children, though it has less robust effects on the risk of …

fast food restaurants. Specifically, we ask how the supply of fast food affects the obesity rates of 3 million school … within a tenth of a mile of a school is associated with at least a 5.2 percent increase in obesity rates. There is no …, proximity to future fast food restaurants is uncorrelated with current obesity and weight gain, conditional on current proximity …

This paper investigates the association between obesity and skill attainment in early childhood (aged 2-4 years). Data … (including body mass index and obesity) controlling for a rich set of child, parent, and family characteristics. The findings … indicate that, among boys, obesity is associated with reduced verbal skills, social skills, motor skills, and activities of …

. Trends in body mass index (BMI), overweight (BMI 25), obesity (BMI 30), class 2 obesity (BMI 35), class 3 obesity (BMI 40 …) and class 4 obesity (BMI 45) of 20-74 year olds are obtained using data from the first National Health Examination Survey …The prevalence of obesity has increased rapidly since the mid-1970s, following a period of relative stability. This …

information impacted body weight and obesity among American adults. We estimate the effect of the new label using a difference … obesity. Using NLEA regulatory impact analysis benchmarks, we estimate that the total monetary benefit of this decrease in …

The increased prevalence of obesity in the United States stresses the pressing need for answers as to why this rapid … Examination Surveys to determine the effects that various state-level variables have on body mass index and obesity. These …, display many of the expected effects on obesity and explain a substantial amount of its trend. These findings control for …