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 …

Obesity is an important global health problem. Although obesity is not directly related to access to health care or … to identify the causal role of schooling in affecting obesity among children and adolescents, using new estimation …

: smoking and obesity. We focus attention on evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, twin studies, and quasi …-experiments. There is no convincing evidence of an effect of education on obesity, and the effects on smoking are only apparent when …

The effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on obesity have been the focus of much debate … quasi-experimental variation in SNAP benefit amount on adult obesity. Children of SNAP households qualify for free in … for SNAP households. We find that increases in SNAP benefits have no effect on obesity levels for the full sample of those …

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 …

around the 1970s. In sum, the creeping nature of the obesity epidemic is evident, as the technological and lifestyle changes …