children born after WWII. Using state-level data on income growth, smoking, obesity and education, we explain over 70% of the …

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., with now almost a third of children ages 2-19 deemed … one aspect of childhood obesity: food choice and consumption. Using a field experiment where we include more than 1 … obesity. For academics, our approach opens up an interesting combination of theory and experiment that can lead to a better …

The rise of childhood obesity in less developed countries is often overlooked. We study the impact of body weight … least obese classrooms. As obesity rates increase, reference points for appropriate body weights may rise, making it more … difficult to lower obesity rates …

In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …

to sizeable increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income children …