Smoking and obesity are the two leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States. Because smoking is subject … to heavy government intervention, understanding the effect of smoking on obesity is important in determining the extent …. Our preferred estimate suggests reduced smoking accounts for 6% of the concurrent rise in obesity …

In light of the recent rise in childhood obesity, the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program … results, indicating that the SBP is a valuable tool in the current battle against childhood obesity, whereas the NSLP …

associations between SNAP and food insecurity, obesity, and the Healthy Eating Index. These results serve as a cautionary tale …

height. These results imply that the drop in smoking in recent decades explains 14% of the concurrent rise in obesity. Semi …

There is an increasing perception among policy makers that food stamp benefits contribute positively to adult obesity …

Rates of childhood obesity have increased dramatically in the last few decades. Non-causal evidence suggests that … childhood obesity is highly persistent over the life cycle. However little in known about the origins of this persistence. In …