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Height has been used in a growing literature as a measure of net nutrition throughout the first 20 years of life. This … paper builds on that literature by considering the influence that net nutrition has on a population’s labor productivity … nutrition in people’s first 20 years has had a significant and positive effect on labor productivity over the twentieth century …
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members of three companies. Aside from gathering baseline data on products used, health conditions addressed by these products … product distributor, factors such as control over one's health, creation of a support community through shared efforts, and … inform network marketers' beliefs and desires for autonomy in the spheres of finance, personal life, and health. …
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Poor child health and nutrition persist throughout West Africa. This research analyzes the impact of key economic … variables, including income, education and background characteristics, on child health and nutrition across nine different … that increases in health (and height) coincide with economic development. …
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Obesity is now a global problem. Within the U.S., the rise in obesity has been largely driven by the increase in caloric consumption. By specifically observing the practices in the fast food industry, this dissertation examines two factors, portion sizes and bundling, to answer the question,...
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on child nutrition in developing countries has been more successful, and here consistent patterns have been found. There …
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This study assesses whether income constraints inhibit spending on fruits and vegetables among low-income households. If this is the case, then it is hypothesized that the distribution of expenditures on fruits and vegetables by low-income households should be stochastically dominated by the...
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adverse health outcomes. Future research may provide improved obesity definitions for epidemiological use, so that the obesity … epidemic can be monitored more effectively. Paediatric obesity causes ill health in both childhood and adulthood, though … prevalence with adverse consequences has created a public health crisis. …
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Recommendations to endorse the sustainability of wild fish stock utilisation, supporting the health of marine … ecosystems, are clashing with those to increase omega-3 fatty acids ( n− 3 LC-PUFA) consumption and promoting human health. The … into a net producer of health promoting n−3 LC-PUFA and accomplish its role in conserving wild fisheries in the future. …
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supplement other elements of national child-nutrition and anti-poverty policies such as maternal education, and the provision of … primary health care. …
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The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting NSLP participation and price and assess their impacts. The dependent variables for this study were participation and price. Average Daily Participation (ADP) was used as a participation rate, and the following specific participation...
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