, we use a microsimulation approach to project what US longevity would look like, if US health trends approximated those in …

The public economic burden of shifting trends in population health remains uncertain. Sustained increases in obesity …, and increases public assistance. Using a microsimulation approach, we quantify the competing public-finance consequences … obesity have increased net public-sector liabilities by $430bn, or approximately 4% of the current debt burden. Larger effects …

, we use a microsimulation approach to project what US longevity would look like, if US health trends approximated those in … 2004 to 2050. -- Disability ; mortality ; international comparisons ; microsimulation …

) measures and young adult obesity rates using evidence from the Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth. The effects of extra … in young adult obesity rates as a result of the income transfers, while the BMI of poorer children increases. Part of … persist for several years into young adulthood. -- obesity ; health ; cash transfer ; adolescents ; indigenous peoples …

The public economic burden of shifting trends in population health remains uncertain. Sustained increases in obesity …, and increases public assistance. Using a microsimulation approach, we quantify the competing public-finance consequences … obesity have increased net public-sector liabilities by $430bn, or approximately 4% of the current debt burden. Larger effects …

-data and microsimulation models to illustrate the influence of market income patterns, household structures and social …