Implementation of evidence-based interventions to control obesity is regarded as a public health priority. In this … effective and cost-effective intervention for obesity prevention and control. Regarding nutrition labeling, current evidence … index (BMI) and obesity prevalence, nutrition labeling is considered a cost-effective intervention in many settings. Further …

Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services … health outcomes and the intergenerational transmission of obesity. … hypothetical investment scenarios. We show that perceived returns are predictive of health investments and outcomes, and that less …

Much has been written about the modern obesity epidemic, and historical BMIs are low compared to their modern … decreases, and the two have different implications for human health. An alternative measure for net current biological …

people’s lifestyles have exacerbated the challenges of improving population diet and reducing obesity levels. …

Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the … health behaviors for pregnant women, which is a group of particular interest given evidence of the importance of prenatal … health to later life outcomes. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility expansions for pregnant …