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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 …
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Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the Medicaid expansions of the 1980s and 1990s for pregnant women. Accordingly, we provide the first national study of the effects of Medicaid on health behaviors for pregnant women....
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intake and obesity. The cross-national trends, across countries spanning the spectrum of economic development and geographic …
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