increasingly important issue of the role of targeted marketing strategies by the food and beverage industries in the obesity … minority children. Although US government reports clearly cite the disproportionate rates of obesity among ethnic minority … youth, limited attention is paid to understanding whether the factors that contribute to obesity among children in general …

and obesity. However, there may be important international differences in the strength and direction of this relationship … overweight and obesity across Europe, and to explore the contribution of level of socio-economic development to cross … measure educational inequalities in overweight and obesity, based on BMI. Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was used as …

(precisely, obesity and alcohol consumption) and the utilisation of health care services, in a number of OECD countries. This …

This study investigates the relation between early life conditions and adult obesity in France, using a rich data set …, after controlling for current socio-demographic characteristics, a relation was found between obesity and the following … highlight a definite gender pattern, with a strong association between early disadvantage and obesity in women, but not in men …

risk of obesity. No effects are found among women. …