distribution. There is a strong negative income gradient in BMI at the obesity threshold and some evidence of a positive gradient …

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

In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …

obesity based on body-mass index (BMI). We merge measures of body composition from bioelectrical-impedance analysis (BIA) and … in PBF in adolescents. These results are consistent with those obtained by using BMI-based measures of obesity. The … number of youth exposed to fast-food advertising on television but would still result in non-trivial reductions in obesity …

In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, particularly among low income individuals, federal nutrition …

as well as measures of overweight and obesity. We then turn to quantile regression to address the possibility that …

Rates of childhood obesity have increased dramatically in the last few decades. Non-causal evidence suggests that … childhood obesity is highly persistent over the life cycle. However little is known about the origins of this persistence. In …

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to compare changes in body mass index (BMI), obesity, and consumer well-being in …