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

A growing literature examines the effects of economic variables on obesity, typically focusing on only one or a few … obesity, and 59% of the rise in class II/III obesity. Quantile regressions also point to large effects among the heaviest …

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 …