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. …

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 …

in the North-East of England was the first local authority to ban planning permission for any new fast-food outlet. We …-2020. Data on food outlets were obtained from Food Standard Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme for 2012-2020. Data on area level … not use planning policy to restrict fast-food outlets. The analysis was at the Middle Super Output Area Level (MSOA). Our …

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 …

Using five waves from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), we investigate the association between maternal … employment and obesity in children aged 3-17 in both rural and urban China. Using BMI and waist circumference as measures for …

and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) merged with several food prices measured by county and year. This is the first …In this paper, we examine the effect of food prices on clinical measures of obesity, including body mass index (BMI … study to consider clinically measured levels of body composition rather than BMI to investigate the effects of food prices …

We study the effect of health insurance expansion on nutrition-related children's health outcomes. We exploit quasi …

's recommended intakes. -- First World War ; Britain ; food controls ; food consumption ; nutrition …In this paper we reassess the food consumption and dietary impact of the regimes of food and food price control and … eventually, food rationing, that were introduced in Britain during the First World War. At the end of the War the Sumner …