the 19th century, black and white BMI values declined. Farmers were consistently heavier than non-farmers, and blacks in … Upper South had lower BMI values than their counterparts in other US regions. -- body mass index ; 19th century American …

data from 209 countries, spanning 51 years (1961-2011), based on original data compilations using 960 country-years for BMI … intake and obesity. The cross-national trends, across countries spanning the spectrum of economic development and geographic …

While the fraction of obese people is not as large in Europe as in the United States, obesity is becoming an important … Health and Retirement Study in the U.S. (HRS), we analyze the correlates of obesity in the population ages 50 and above …) Obesity rates differ substantially on both sides of the Atlantic and across European countries, with most of the difference …

data from 209 countries, spanning 51 years (1961-2011), based on original data compilations using 960 country-years for BMI … intake and obesity. The cross-national trends, across countries spanning the spectrum of economic development and geographic …

The "obesogenic environment" contributes to the global obesity epidemic. However, many believe that obesity is caused …, consequences and severity of obesity compared to an expert sample. We describe an experiment to assess whether describing the … obesity within its historical context brings public perceptions closer to experts. We find significant differences between …