-2017 to analyze the relationships between various socio-demographic variables and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) in Suriname. Our … overweight. As expected, this is also true for individuals who have chronic illnesses. The analysis also finds that individuals … who engage in a sport or in other forms of exercise, even if modest, have lower odds of being overweight or obese …

BMI, separately by gender and also accounting for interviewer fixed effects, in a nationally representative sample. We are … the first to show that height, weight, and BMI all strongly contribute to male and female attractiveness when … female BMI are valued in the marriage market instead of attractiveness. …

people’s lifestyles have exacerbated the challenges of improving population diet and reducing obesity levels. …

of homeownership in Malta, the median net wealth in Malta was estimated to be significantly higher than in the euro area …