weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food …

people’s lifestyles have exacerbated the challenges of improving population diet and reducing obesity levels. …

weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food …

Obesity provides a potentially informative signal about individuals' choices and preferences. Using NLSY survey data …, we estimate that debt delinquency is 20 percent higher among the obese than the non-obese after controlling for an … extensive set of financial and economic credit risk factors. The economic significance of obesity for delinquencies is …

Obesity accounts for medical costs and lost productivity totaling more than $100 billion per year. Two important … economic factors have been forwarded to explain obesity trends. The first is that healthy, palatable foods are no longer …, convenient, high-calorie foods and the lack of a desire to eat a healthy diet may explain obesity trends. However, they imply …

The beginning rise in obesity prevalence rates in South Africa was first noticed already in the early 1990s. Since then …-economic and cultural factors have on the probability of becoming obese. The concept of “benign” obesity seems to influence people … probability of becoming obese. To address the problems of obesity, we suggest implementing programs that change people’s attitudes …