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Vertical transmission of overweight : evidence from English adoptees
Costa-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia; Le Grand, Julian - 2015
We examine the vertical transmission of overweight drawing upon a sample of English children, both adopted and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010518791
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Statures, BMIs, and weight : a reassessment
Carson, Scott A. - 2013
Much has been written about the modern obesity epidemic, and historical BMIs are low compared to their modern counterparts. However, interpreting BMI variation is difficult because BMIs increase when weight increases or when stature decreases, and the two have different implications for human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223384
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Taxes on unhealthy food and externalities in the parental choice of children's diet
Kalamov, Zarko Y.; Runkel, Marco - 2019
externalities inflicted by parents when they decide on their children's diet. Within an OLG model with an imperfectly altruistic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103592
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Swallow this : childhood and adolescent exposure to fast food restaurants, BMI, and cognitive ability
Abrahamsson, Sara; Bütikofer, Aline; Karbownik, Krzysztof - 2023
Using spatial and temporal variation in openings of fast food restaurants in Norway between 1980 and 2007, we study the effects of changes in the supply of high caloric nutrition on the health and cognitive ability of young adult males. Our results indicate that exposure to these establishments...
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The effect of health insurance on child nutritional outcomes : evidence from a regression discontinuity design in Peru
Bernal, Noelia; Costa-Font, Joan; Ritter, Patricia - 2022
, it still is unclear whether these insurance expansions improve children's health, This paper exploits quasi … children's health, We find that access to insurance reduces childhood obesity and exerts positive and economically significant … children's regular growth check-ups and deworming treatments, consistent with an increased awareness of children's weight and …
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Body image and food disorders : evidence from a sample of European women
Costa-Font, Joan (contributor);  … - 2008
Excessive preoccupation for self-image has been pointed out as an essential factor explaining food disorders. This paper draws upon Akerlof and Kranton (2000) to model how "self-image" and others' appearances influence health related behaviours. We estimate the influence of "peers' image" on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763191
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Nineteenth century US black and white physical activity and nutritional trends among the working class
Carson, Scott A. - 2012
Much has been written about 19th century African American and white statures and body mass index values. However, little is known about their physical activity and calories required to sustain height and weight. This paper considers two alternative measures for biological conditions that address...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009570874
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Nineteenth century weight in the United States : revaluating net nutrition during economic development
Carson, Scott Alan - 2015
Heights and body mass index values (BMIs) are now well accepted measures that reflect net nutrition during economic development and institutional change. This study uses 19th century weights instead of BMIs to measure factors associated with current net nutrition. Across the weight distribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334236
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Nineteenth century white physical activity and calories : socioeconomic status and diets
Carson, Scott Alan - 2014
Using data from late 19th and early 20th century US prisons, this study estimates the basal metabolic rates and calories for Americans of European descent. Throughout the 19th century, white basal metabolic rates (BMRs) and calories declined across their respective distributions, and much of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010375168
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Nineteenth century black and mulatto physical activity, calories, and life expectancy
Carson, Scott Alan - 2014
Using data from late 19th and early 20th century US prisons, this study considers how black and mulatto basal metabolic rates and calories varied with economic development. During the 19th century, black physical activity and net nutrition declined during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010383237