overweight women in Cebu (Philippines) were not less than women of normal weight. The relation between earnings and weight exists …

of obesity in order to develop policies, interventions, and recommendations to stop or reverse increases in obesity. One … how, when, and how much friends affect the risk of obesity. …

potential to reduce childhood overweight and obesity, but their effectiveness has not been evaluated. Using a large nationally … school leads to heavier weight or greater risk of overweight or obesity among children. We also find limited evidence that …

Overweight and obesity are becoming serious issues in many developing countries. Since undernutrition is not completely … Indonesia using longitudinal data from the Indonesian Family and Life Survey, covering the period between 1993 and 2007. Obesity … contribute to increasing obesity. Education, income, and marital status are significant determinants that influence nutritional …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether lesbians have higher rates of overweight and obesity than women of other … sexual orientations.METHODS: We compared population estimates of overweight and obesity across sexual orientation groups … "something else" (besides heterosexual, lesbian, or bisexual) showed no such increase in the odds of overweight and obesity …

The negative association between obesity and labor market outcomes has been widely documented, yet little is known … the military, we find that the crude obesity penalty in earnings, which amounts to about 18 percent, is linked to supply …-side characteristics that are associated with both earnings and obesity. In particular, we show that the penalty reflects negative …