This paper presents a systematic analysis of the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on overweight and obesity in … China and investigates how and why the SES-obesity gradient differs with age. Using a longitudinal sample drawn from the … China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), I find that body mass index (BMI) is positively associated with SES during early …

, obesity and health in OECD countries and the large differences among countries. The empirical model shows that progress in … medical treatment and health expenditure mitigates mortality from diet-related diseases, despite rising obesity rates. While …Theoretical models suggest that decisions about diet, weight and health status are endogenous within a utility …

/ethnicity and obesity status in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and other beverages among United States schoolchildren …. The analysis found that beverage consumption patterns did not substantially differ across weight status groups, but they …

/ethnicity and obesity status in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and other beverages among United States schoolchildren …. The analysis found that beverage consumption patterns did not substantially differ across weight status groups, but they …