Many studies have shown that obesity is a serious health problem for our society. Empirical analyses often neglect a … number of methodological issues and relevant influences on health. This paper investigates empirically whether neglecting … derives the following results. (1) Many combinations of weight and height lead to the same health status. (2) Obese people …

Implementation of evidence-based interventions to control obesity is regarded as a public health priority. In this …

change in employment status), perceived stress, and subjective health. Results: Cohabitation led to significant weight gain …-related behaviors, age, children, employment, stress, and health). BMI after separation was largely comparable to BMI before starting …

Rising obesity rates are one of the most challenging public health issues in many emerging economies. The extent to … being the main driver. This highlights the importance of considering the food environment to inform public health policies …

Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services … hypothetical investment scenarios. We show that perceived returns are predictive of health investments and outcomes, and that less … educated parents perceive the returns to health investments to be lower, thus contributing to the socioeconomic inequality in …