The obesity rate in the United States has risen significantly in the past few decades. While a number of economic … causes for the rise in obesity have been explored, little attention has been on the role of health insurance per se. This … paper examines obesity in the context of a model where health insurance status can influence body weight. We attempt to …

Childhood obesity around the world, and particularly in the United States, is an escalating problem that is especially …

The increased prevalence of obesity in the United States stresses the pressing need for answers as to why this rapid … Examination Surveys to determine the effects that various state-level variables have on body mass index and obesity. These …, display many of the expected effects on obesity and explain a substantial amount of its trend. These findings control for …

intake and obesity. The cross-national trends, across countries spanning the spectrum of economic development and geographic …

obesity. The economic burden of depression, about $100 billion annually, is under-estimated if depression has a positive … causal impact on obesity. If depression plays a causal role in increasing the prevalence of obesity, then policy … from major depression to higher BMI and obesity. While contemporaneous effects are considered, the study primarily focuses …