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Fat city: the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity
Eid, Jean; Overman, Henry G.; Puga, Diego; Turner, Matthew - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
We study the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity. Using data that tracks individuals over time, we find no evidence that urban sprawl causes obesity. We show that previous findings of a positive relationship most likely reflect a failure to properly control for the fact the individuals...
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Do income gradients in unhealthy behaviours explain patterns of health inequalities?
Costa-i-Font, Joan; Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
More needs to be known about the origins of health inequalities and their measurement. This paper contributes by … for excessive food intake), alcohol intake and smoking might explain the persistence of health inequalities. We … alcohol use, drawing from unique health survey data. Furthermore, we carry out a sensitivity analysis of the influence of …
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