consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of …This study explores whether hospitals with higher increases in obesity levels have higher CS rates and the … specialization. And it creates a measure of hospital-level obesity, based on the fraction of obesity-related discharges for women of …

In this paper, we investigate the effects of trade in foods on obesity in Mexico. To do so, we match data on Mexican … 2012. Pro-obesity effects are driven by areas more exposed to unhealthy food imports. We also find evidence in favour of a … food imports from the U.S. with anthropometric and food expenditure data. Our findings suggest that exposure to food …

In September 2013 the Mexican government announced to take joint action in the combat against obesity and diabetes and … drinks - encountered high impact all around the world. The dissertation at hand deals with the rise in obesity in Mexico from … Diabetes an und rief dabei ein umfassendes Massnahmenpaket aus. Ein weltweites Echo erhielt die geplante Einführung der …