Time scarcity is one of the strongest correlates of fast food consumption. To estimate the causal effect of time lost … on food choice, we match daily store-specific foot traffic data traced via smartphones to plausibly exogenous shocks in … results imply a net reduction in healthy food store choice due to time lost. …

oils in the food supply since 1960, while diverging from calorie intake and exercise trends post-2000. I present evidence … the interactions among food and drug companies, scientists, government regulators, and medical providers in shaping … dietary information and the overall food supply. Finally, I discuss policy implications, emphasizing the need for a …

weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food … availability due to trade or innovation. Then we study how novel food products alter the optimal consumption bundle and welfare … experiment of economic development. Our data elicit detailed information on East Germans' food consumption, body mass, and diet …

This paper investigates time inconsistencies in food consumption based on a field experiment at a college canteen where … and satisfies the consume-on-receipt assumption. Leveraging 3,666 choices of different food healthiness, we find no time … inconsistency at the meal level. Utility weight estimates at the dish level reveal that consumers balance healthiness between food …

control group. Neighboring mothers exhibit learning spillovers, changes in dietary behavior and a reduction in food …

providing mothers information to improve nutrition of preschool children aged 2-6 in rural India. Salaried caregivers are … supposed to provide a mid-day meal and also advise mothers on health and nutrition for their child. Our one-day caregiver … training covered basic health and nutrition facts with advice on how to communicate with mothers for behavior change at home …

food imports from the U.S. with anthropometric and food expenditure data. Our findings suggest that exposure to food … 2012. Pro-obesity effects are driven by areas more exposed to unhealthy food imports. We also find evidence in favour of a …