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 …

's enlistment standards for weight-for-height and percent body fat. The implications of rising obesity for the U.S. military are …

Obesity is associated with serious health problems, and it can generate adverse economic outcomes. We analyze a … nationally-representative sample of young American adults to investigate the interplay between obesity, wages and self …-esteem. Wages can be impacted directly by obesity, and they can be influenced by obesity indirectly through the channel of obesity …

supermarket access as policy instruments to address childhood obesity …

There are several ways to measure fatness and obesity, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. The primary measure … for tracking the prevalence of obesity has historically been body mass index (BMI). This paper compares long-run trends in … the prevalence of obesity when obesity is defined using skinfold thickness instead of body mass index (BMI), using data …

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 …

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 …