people are likely to see an increase in BMI year-on-year, even if they already have overweight or obesity. It also shows that …Body-mass index (BMI) tends to follow a typical trajectory over the life-course of an individual, increasing in early … Non-Communicable Diseases (SPHeP-NCDs) model, this paper analyses longitudinal BMI data from 22 countries to build a mixed …

There has been a widespread displacement of coal by natural gas as space heating and cooking technology in Turkey in … development on mortality among adults and the elderly. Our research design exploits the variation in the timing of the deployment …

There has been a widespread displacement of coal by natural gas as space heating and cooking technology in Turkey in … development on mortality among adults and the elderly. Our research design exploits the variation in the timing of the deployment …

In this paper I discuss overweight and obesity and their repercussions on health deficit accumulation and longevity in …-control, income, food prices, energy density, and medical progress in explaining obesity and to develop a test on whether obesity is …

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