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 …

blue collar work, on subsequent health outcomes relating to body mass index, obesity, alcohol consumption, and physical … higher body mass index and obesity later in life, while labor occupations are related to higher probabilities of smoking … later in life. Blue collar work early in life is associated with increased probabilities of obesity and smoking, and …

, weight will be related to prices. However, another potentially important reason for rising obesity is that food producers …

The rapid growth in obesity represents a major public concern. Although body weight tends to increase with age, the … evolution of obesity over the lifecycle is not well understood. We use longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Survey … how the age-obesity gradient differs with socioeconomic status (SES) and begin to examine channels for these SES …

The prevalence of obesity has increased rapidly since the mid-1970s, following a period of relative stability. This … study examines past patterns and projects future prevalence rates of obesity and severe obesity among US adults through 2020 …. Trends in body mass index (BMI), overweight (BMI 25), obesity (BMI 30), class 2 obesity (BMI 35), class 3 obesity (BMI 40 …

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 …