explore if this policy is associated with changes in inequalities in childhood overweight and obesity at age 10/11 by area … level deprivation. Data on childhood overweight and obesity came from the National Child Measurement Programme for 2011 … childhood overweight and obesity rates between Gateshead and five other local authorities in the North-East of England which did …

Two of the most important health risk factors for children and young adults are obesity and alcohol use. These risk …

representative sample of English children and their parents for the period 1996-2009. We examine the magnitude and change of the … intergenerational transmission is most significant when both parents are obese or overweight, and the effects size increases with child …Parental influences on children health related behaviours are argued to be gender assortative (e.g., that maternal …

existence of a strong intergenerational transmission of overweight from parents to their offspring. These effects are stronger … among white children and older parents. We also find support for the existence of an unanticipated gender …We study the intergenerational transmission of overweight, that is the association between parental overweight and that …

a cohort of English teenagers in compulsory education. Our results support a situation in which parents 'tax' their … children's earnings, withdrawing financial support as the child increases his working hours. This strategy forces the child to …