When traditional measures for health and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI …

results indicate that exposure to these establishments during childhood and adolescence increases BMI and has negative effects … those with adverse prenatal health or high paternal BMI, an exception being that cognition is only affected by exposure at …

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake … globalization and both obesity and caloric intake. A one standard deviation increase in globalization is associated with a 20 …

children's health, We find that access to insurance reduces childhood obesity and exerts positive and economically significant …

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 …

modern obesity epidemic is a well-known health dilemma where the BMI distribution was initially positively skewed but has … distribution of BMI. …

When other measures for material welfare are scarce or unreliable, the use of average stature and body mass index (BMI …) values is common. BMI reflects the current difference between calories consumed, calories required for work, and to withstand … the physical environment. This study evaluates 19th century macro-level nutrition and diseases associated with US BMI …