Although the rise in obesity and overweight is related to time constraints influencing health investments (e … the causal effect of a change in working times on overweight and obesity drawing from evidence from the Aubrey reform …

Although the rise in obesity and overweight is related to time constraints influencing health investments (e … the causal effect of a change in working times on overweight and obesity drawing from evidence from the Aubrey reform …

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake … globalization and both obesity and caloric intake. A one standard deviation increase in globalization is associated with a 20 …

Although lower income is associated with overweight (and obesity), such an association is explained by a number of … obesity and body mass index) distribution. We draw upon longitudinal data from the United Kingdom, a country where about half …

Although lower income is associated with overweight (and obesity), such an association is explained by a number of … obesity and body mass index) distribution. We draw upon longitudinal data from the United Kingdom, a country where about half …

The worldwide obesity epidemic has impacted women more heavily than men. These gender-based differences are … particularly pronounced in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where gender obesity gaps on average exceed 10 percentage … points. This paper examines one of the explanations, namely the role of female empowerment on gender gaps in obesity. We …

children's health, We find that access to insurance reduces childhood obesity and exerts positive and economically significant …

obesity and exerts positive and economically significant effects on some preventive health care utilization and behaviours …

Obesity has risen dramatically at the same time as globalization has surged, which poses the question of whether the …) and obesity using data from 15 up to 23 different countries for up to 15 years, as well as three primary outcomes: obesity … robust association between globalization and both obesity and calorie intake. However, once we control for micro …

in unhealthy lifestyles in England and Spain, two countries that exhibit rising obesity levels with a high prevalence of … contextual and policy changes have taken place. We document persistent income-related inequalities in obesity and smoking; both …