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Nineteenth century US BMIs by race : socioeconomics and biology

Carson, Scott Alan - 2012

Little research exists on late 19th and early 20th century US body mass index value differences by race, and darker complexions were associated with greater BMI values. Mulattos had greater BMI returns associated with socioeconomic characteristics, indicating that while blacks had greater BMIs...

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Cawley, John H.; Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie von - 2013

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Fast-food restaurant advertising on television and its influence on youth body composition

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Fast-food restaurant advertising on television and its influence on youth body composition

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obesity based on body-mass index (BMI). We merge measures of body composition from bioelectrical-impedance analysis (BIA) and … in PBF in adolescents. These results are consistent with those obtained by using BMI-based measures of obesity. The … number of youth exposed to fast-food advertising on television but would still result in non-trivial reductions in obesity …

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The demand for cigarettes as derived from the demand for weight control

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The effect of deceptive advertising on consumption of the advertised good and its substitutes : the case of over-the-counter weight loss products

Cawley, John H.; Avery, Rosemary J.; Eisenberg, Matthew - 2013

sophisticated consumers of advertising and use it to make more health-promoting decisions. -- advertising ; weight loss ; obesity …

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Nineteenth century white physical activity and calories : socioeconomic status and diets

Carson, Scott Alan - 2014

Using data from late 19th and early 20th century US prisons, this study estimates the basal metabolic rates and calories for Americans of European descent. Throughout the 19th century, white basal metabolic rates (BMRs) and calories declined across their respective distributions, and much of the...

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Within-mother estimates of the effects of WIC on birth outcomes in New York City

Currie, Janet M.; Rajani, Ishita - 2014

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