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The effect of a 5-minute body scan mindfulness intervention on healthier food choices
Hopfer, Kaylea B.; Fang, Di; Zabelina, Darya L.; Hung, Yung - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 1, pp. 1-11
mindfulness interventions that target overweight and obese populations. We measure the effects of a guided 5-minute body scan … significant effect on the overweight subsample. Additionally, we found nutrition knowledge to have a positive and significant … mindfulness interventions may be a useful, low-cost alternative to current weight loss strategies, especially for overweight and …
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Peer-effects in obesity among public elementary school children : a grade-level analysis
Asirvatham, Jebaraj; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Thomsen, Michael - In: Applied economic perspectives and policy 36 (2014) 3, pp. 438-459
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The effect of food deserts on the body mass index of elementary schoolchildren
Thomsen, Michael; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Alviola, Pedro A.; … - In: American journal of agricultural economics 98 (2016) 1, pp. 1-18
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The effect of neighborhood fast food on children's BMI : evidence from a sample of movers
Qian, Yiwei; Thomsen, Michael; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; … - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 17 (2017) 4, pp. 1-15
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The effect of fast-food restaurants on childhood obesity : a school level analysis
Alviola, Pedro A.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Thomsen, Michael R.; … - In: Economics and human biology 12 (2014), pp. 110-119
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A longitudinal analysis of fast-food exposure on child weight outcomes : identifying causality through school transitions
Dunn, Richard A.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Thomsen, Michael; … - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 1 (2021) 1, pp. 1-22
This article investigates the effect of fast-food availability on childhood weight outcomes by gender, race, and location. We use a novel identification strategy based on changes in fast-food exposure along the route between the home and school that occur as students progress through the public...
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Can episodic future thinking affect food choices?
Segovia, Michelle S.; Palma, Marco A.; Nayga, Rodolfo M. - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 177 (2020), pp. 371-389
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Food environment and childhood obesity : the effect of dollar stores
Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Rouse, Heather L. - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 37, pp. 1-13
the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement that reflects a BMI screening program for public school children in the state … are contributing to high rates of childhood obesity is policy relevant. However, our results provide some evidence that …
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The effect of the fresh fruit and vegetable program on childhood obesity
Qian, Yiwei; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Thomsen, Michael; … - In: Applied economic perspectives and policy 38 (2016) 1, pp. 260-275
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Food deserts and childhood obesity
Alviola, Pedro A.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Thomsen, Michael - In: Applied economic perspectives and policy 25 (2013) 1, pp. 106-124
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