We provide new evidence on the extent to which the demand for cigarettes is derived from the demand for weight control … (i.e. weight loss or avoidance of weight gain). We utilize nationally representative data that provide the most direct … evidence to date on this question: individuals are directly asked whether they smoke to control their weight. We find that …

current net nutrition. Across the weight distribution and throughout the 19th century, white and black average weights … decreased by 8.5 and 6.3 percent, respectively. Farmers and unskilled workers had positive weight returns associated with rural …

-being. In this paper, we examine the link between weight, height and well-being for three distinct samples in China given that …

estimated that account for the endogeneity of body weight. We find that, in both countries, heavier women tend to earn less. For … models; these models suggest that weight may lower labor earnings for U.S. women. However, our IV results yield no evidence … of a causal impact of weight on earnings for women in Germany or for men in either country. …

, as the ratio of weight to height, BMI does not fully isolate the effects of current net nutrition. After controlling for … height as a measure for current net nutrition, this study uses the weight of a sample of international men in US prisons …

, 19th century weight was higher in states with greater average wealth and population density and lower in states with … measures for cumulative and current net nutrition. However, as the ratio of weight to height, BMI is the ratio of current to … cumulative net nutrition, therefore, does not fully isolate changes in current net nutrition. This study uses weight after …

women during late-1980s through mid-1990s to examine the effects of these policy changes on smoking, weight gain and other … associated with approximately a 3 percent increase in smoking and a small increase in pregnancy weight gain for most of the …

average, physical activity reduces body mass by less than would be predicted by simple calorie expenditure-to-weight formulas …