This study investigates the factors that may influence the obesity in Turkey which is a developing country by … the Turkish Health Survey (THS) prepared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT). The obesity indicator in our … study is the individual's Body Mass Index (BMI).QR regression results provide robust evidence that additional years of …

or obese should increase the demand for medical care, particularly as clinical studies link obesity to a number of …

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to compare changes in body mass index (BMI), obesity, and consumer well-being in … find that calorie mandates lead to a small but statistically significant reduction in average BMI of 0.2 kg/m2 (1.5 pounds … BMI and life satisfaction are concentrated among those with healthy weight. Viewed in its totality, the pattern of results …

associations between SNAP and food insecurity, obesity, and the Healthy Eating Index. These results serve as a cautionary tale …

Obesity rates have risen dramatically in the US since the 1980s, but well-identified studies have struggled to explain … the magnitude of the observed changes. In this paper, we estimate the causal impact of economic insecurity on obesity …-level increase in obesity …

to sizeable increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income children …

as well as measures of overweight and obesity. We then turn to quantile regression to address the possibility that … subsidy receipt has heterogeneous effects on children's weight at different points in the BMI distribution. Results suggest … that subsidy receipt is associated with increases in BMI and a greater likelihood of being overweight and obese. We also …