In this paper, we examine the effect of food prices on clinical measures of obesity, including body mass index (BMI … on obesity among youths. We also examine whether the effects of food prices on body composition differ by gender and race … fast-food restaurant food lead to improvements in obesity outcomes among youths. We also find that an increase in the real …

Upon arrival in a host country, immigrants often have lower obesity rates (as measured for instance by BMI-body mass … index) than their native counterparts do, but these rates converge over time. In light of the worldwide obesity epidemic and … the flow of immigrants into host countries with higher obesity rates, it is important to understand the consequences of …

The increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to great interest in the economic consequences of obesity …, but valid and powerful instruments for obesity, which are needed to estimate its causal effects, are rare. This paper …

nutritional guidelines as well as the design and implementation of targeted obesity-reduction policies that recognize that being … influence action in all countries in the Caribbean that lack policies to address obesity. …