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Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations : Body Weight Status

Lin, Biing-Hwan - 2014

The Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations study examined several measures of body weight … status for children and adults using 1988-94 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. The measures … provide a baseline to monitor the weight status of Americans, focusing on the low-income population …

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THE ROLE OF ECONOMICS IN EATING CHOICES AND WEIGHT OUTCOMES

Mancino, Lisa; Lin, Biing-Hwan; Ballenger, Nicole - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2003

We use data from the USDA's 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and the 1994-96 Diet and Health … demographic subgroups, and differences in specific behaviors, health awareness, and eating patterns can be linked to weight … outcomes. An economic framework helps explain how socioeconomic factors affect an individual's ability to achieve good health …

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective

Guthrie, Joanne F.; Andrews, Margaret S.; Frazao, Elizabeth - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

choices and health outcomes remains a challenge. …

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspectives--Overview: Can Food Stamps Do More To Improve Food Choices?

Guthrie, Joanne F.; Lin, Biing-Hwan; Ver Ploeg, Michele; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

economic well-being of low-income households. Now, as Americans struggle with obesity and other diet-related health problems …

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-How Do Low-Income Households Respond to Food Prices

Lin, Biing-Hwan; Guthrie, Joanne F. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

This brief examines how consumers respond to food prices and how consumers’ response to price influences their purchases of particular foods, using examples drawn from previous ERS research. Implications of the findings for the use of price interventions to improve food choices are considered.

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