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Determinants of Obesity in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis from a Developing Country
Karaoğlan, Deniz; Tansel, Aysit - 2017
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653219
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The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders and Body Mass Index
Averett, Susan; Terrizzi, Sabrina; Yang Wang Terrizzi, … - 2013
Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. Previous research established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating disorders. We investigate a possible causal link between sororities and weight-related behaviors and eating disorders using data from the American College...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319462
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The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders and Body Mass Index
Averett, Susan L.; Terrizzi, Sabrina; Wang, Yang - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. Previous research established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating disorders. We investigate a possible causal link between sororities and weight-related behaviors and eating disorders using data from the American College...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684916
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Swallow This: Childhood and Adolescent Exposure to Fast Food Restaurants, BMI, and Cognitive Ability
Abrahamsson, Sara; Bütikofer, Aline; Karbownik, Krzysztof - 2023
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296853
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Obesity, Unhappiness, and The Challenge of Affluence: Theory and Evidence
Oswald, Andrew J.; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Britain and Germany. A 10-point move up in body mass index (BMI) is associated in the cross-section with a drop in … psychological health of approximately 0.3 GHQ points. Comparisons also matter. For a given level of BMI, we find that people who are … that longitudinal data on BMI are needed. We suggest a theory of imitation - where utility depends on relative weight - in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762107
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Instrumental variable estimation of the causal effect of hunger early in life on health later in life
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Pinger, Pia; Schoch, Johannes - 2011
Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing individuals born during a famine to others. Nutritional intake is typically unobserved and endogenous, whereas famines arguably provide exogenous variation in the provision of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282369
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Instrumental Variable Estimation of the Causal Effect of Hunger Early in Life on Health Later in Life
den Berg, Gerard J. van; Pinger, Pia; Schoch, Johannes - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing individuals born during a famine to others. Nutritional intake is typically unobserved and endogenous, whereas famines arguably provide exogenous variation in the provision of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371912
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Food Prices and Body Fatness among Youths
Grossman, Michael; Tekin, Erdal; Wada, Roy - 2013
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 … on obesity among youths. We also examine whether the effects of food prices on body composition differ by gender and race …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319551
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Fast-food restaurant advertising on television and its influence on youth body composition
Grossman, Michael; Tekin, Erdal; Wada, Roy - 2012
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 … responsiveness to fast-food advertising is greater for PBF than for BMI. Males are more responsive to advertising than females …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291410
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Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Youth Body Composition
Grossman, Michael; Tekin, Erdal; Wada, Roy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
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 … responsiveness to fast-food advertising is greater for PBF than for BMI. Males are more responsive to advertising than females …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814471