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% reduction in energy intake, and a reduction in obesity rates between 0.8 and 1.3 percentage points. However, the prevalence of … would decline by between 2.6% and 5.4%, leading to a reduction in obesity prevalence of between 0.2 and 1.1 percentage … reducing rates of obesity. The surprising results reported in this paper should be taken as an illustration of the flaws in the …
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overestimate their 5-year risks of a heart attack and a stroke. Obese individuals are thus aware of some but not all obesity …
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This paper extends Meenagh and Minford (2021) to the four waves of infection in the UK by end-2021, using the unique newly available sample-based estimates of infections created by the ONS. These allow us to estimate the e§ects on the Covid hospitalisation and fatality rates of vaccination and...
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In order to explain the growth of obesity in industrialized and transition economies, a behavioral approach to food … factors and changes in the composition of diet therefore forms the basis for weight gain and, in the long run, obesity. …
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We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are … economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency … obesity trends, and conclude with a brief review of current policies to reduce and prevent excessive body weight both in …
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Simple OLS estimates of the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana are … marijuana use to sanctions and thereby demonstrate the efficacy of school-imposed penalties as a deterrent to adolescent drug … use. This is the first evidence of such efficacy and, given what is known about the consequences of drug use, suggests …
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In this study, the authors have tried to examine the empirical evidence on the relationship between preventive health care and labour productivity and corporate profitability. While doing so, they try to generate awareness on the positive role of preventive health care in boosting the corporate...
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Seit nahezu einem Jahr sehen sich Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft erheblichen Belastungen durch die gesundheitliche Bedrohung der Corona-Pandemie und den dadurch ausgelösten Beschränkungen ausgesetzt. Die Folgen waren bisher eine der schwersten Wirtschaftskrisen in der Geschichte der...
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