In this paper empirical evidence is presented on the determinants of obesity in youth in the U.S., with particular … emphasis on isolating the effects of diet and parent's fatness on the obesity outcome. The results show that parents fatness …'s fatness effects in the youth obesity probability equations. The probability models show that if either of the parents of a 10 …

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

prices and subsidies could be used to encourage healthier food consumption patterns and to curb obesity …

obesity of residents in metropolitan areas in the US. We address the possible endogeneity of population density by using a two … a negative association between population density and obesity and estimates are robust across a wide range of … population living in dense areas over the last 30 years, the rate of obesity would have been reduced by approximately 13% …

as well as measures of overweight and obesity. We then turn to quantile regression to address the possibility that …

Obesity rates in the U.S. have doubled since 1980. Given the medical, social, and financial costs of obesity, a large …

factors -- like neighborhood quality and the built environment -- may have on the nation's obesity crisis. This paper explores … differences in such perceptions may explain any of the hitherto unexplained gap in bodyweight and obesity prevalence among Whites …

fast food restaurants. Specifically, we ask how the supply of fast food affects the obesity rates of 3 million school … within a tenth of a mile of a school is associated with at least a 5.2 percent increase in obesity rates. There is no …, proximity to future fast food restaurants is uncorrelated with current obesity and weight gain, conditional on current proximity …

This paper investigates the association between obesity and skill attainment in early childhood (aged 2-4 years). Data … (including body mass index and obesity) controlling for a rich set of child, parent, and family characteristics. The findings … indicate that, among boys, obesity is associated with reduced verbal skills, social skills, motor skills, and activities of …