decreases, and the two have different implications for human health. An alternative measure for net current biological …

. Here, we analyze effects of supermarkets on child nutrition with panel data from medium-sized towns in Kenya. Instrumental … to be a major nutrition problem in developing countries that is declining more slowly than child underweight …. Supermarkets do not seem to be a driver of childhood obesity in Kenya. The positive effects of supermarkets on child nutrition are …

On average, child health outcomes are better in urban than in rural areas of developing countries. Understanding the … nature and the causes of this rural-urban disparity is essential in contemplating the health consequences of the rapid … urbanization taking place throughout the developing world and in targeting resources appropriately to raise population health. We …

health, and cognitive outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that light-touch nutrition information alone, even when … parents are informed about the health risk of their children, may not promote healthy behavior and factors other than …Lack of information about health risks may limit the adoption of improved nutritional and healthy behavior. This paper …