This paper is the first to use the method of instrumental variables (IV) to estimate the impact of obesity on medical … weight as a natural experiment, yields estimates of the impact of obesity on medical costs that are considerably higher than … the correlations reported in the previous literature. For example, obesity is associated with $676 higher annual medical …

's enlistment standards for weight-for-height and percent body fat. The implications of rising obesity for the U.S. military are …

In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …

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

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 …

The increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to great interest in the economic consequences of obesity …, but valid and powerful instruments for obesity, which are needed to estimate its causal effects, are rare. This paper …