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The Gender Weight Gap: Sons, Daughters, and Maternal Weight
Pham-Kanter, Genevieve - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
after the birth of their children, women who have first-born daughters weigh on average 2-6 pounds less than women who have … largest during the child's teen years. I find indirect evidence that this gender weight gap is associated with bargaining …
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Do women value marriage more? The effect of obesity on cohabitation and marriage in the USA
Mukhopadhyay, Sankar - In: Review of Economics of the Household 6 (2008) 2, pp. 111-126
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Marriage, gender and obesity in later life
Wilson, Sven E. - In: Economics & Human Biology 10 (2012) 4, pp. 431-453
. Using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), I find that entry into marriage among both men and women aged 51–70 is … can it account for the prominent gender differences (in late middle-age, the heaviest group is unmarried women and the …A large body of literature argues that marriage promotes health and increases longevity. But do these benefits extend …
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The multidimensional relationship between early adult body weight and women’s childbearing experiences
Frisco, Michelle L.; Weden, Margaret M.; Lippert, Adam M.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 11, pp. 1703-1711
childbearing experiences among United States’ women. It sheds light on the physiological and social nature of this relationship by …, women’s social characteristics, and their ability to marry. We analyze data from two female cohorts who participated in the … National Longitudinal Study of Youth (NLSY79). Cohort 1 entered early adulthood before the U.S. obesity prevalence increased …
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The power of WASH: Why sanitation matters for nutrition
Spears, Dean; Haddad, Lawrence James - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition. A growing base of evidence on the link between sanitation, child height, and well-being has come at an opportune time, when the issue of sanitation and nutrition in developing countries has moved to the top of the...
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Food safety: Reducing and managing food scares
Grace, Delia; McDermott, John - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
A series of high-profile food-related scares around the globe has drawn attention to the issue of food safety and other health risks associated with agriculture. Because the scope of the problem is different at different levels of economic development, we need nuanced policy options to promote...
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Reaching the missing middle: Overcoming hunger and malnutrition in middle income countries
Fan, Shenggen; Cousin, Ertharin - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
Eliminating hunger and malnutrition around the globe cannot be achieved without a new approach to dealing with the problem in middle income countries. Here’s why this is so, how the middle income countries should respond, and what the international community can do to help.
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The business imperative: Helping small family farmers to move up or move out
Fan, Shenggen; Brzeska, Joanna; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
How can family farmers best contribute to their country’s agriculture needs as well as broader development goals? First, we should determine which farmers can be profitable and assist them in doing so. Second, for those who aren’t profitable, we need to help them shift to other economic...
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Regional developments: Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Badiane, Ousmane; Collins, Julia; Makombe, Tsitsi; … - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
In addition to global developments and food policy changes, 2014 also saw important developments with potentially wide repercussions in individual countries and regions. This chapter offers perspectives on major food policy developments in various regions including Africa, the Middle East and...
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Conflict and food insecurity: How do we break the links?
Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Trinh Tan, … - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
Food and nutrition insecurity are becoming increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected countries, affecting millions of people. Policies and interventions that build resilience to these shocks have the power to not only limit the breadth and depth of conflict and violence around the world,...
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