effects of changes in the supply of high caloric nutrition on the health and cognitive ability of young adult males. Our … those with adverse prenatal health or high paternal BMI, an exception being that cognition is only affected by exposure at …

effects of changes in the supply of high caloric nutrition on the health and cognitive ability of young adult males. Our … those with adverse prenatal health or high paternal BMI, an exception being that cognition is only affected by exposure at …

. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study … the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals … as well as measures of overweight and obesity. We then turn to quantile regression to address the possibility that …

-pregnancy obesity is correlated with obesity in her children. However, previous research is largely based on comparing individuals … maternal pre-pregnancy obesity on obesity in preschool-aged children. Consistent with extant research, OLS models that rely on …The increasing prevalence of obesity during pregnancy raises concerns over the intergenerational transmission of …

We study the impact on young children's bodyweight of switching from means-tested to universal provision of nutritious … to high quality universal free lunches increases healthy weight prevalence and reduces obesity prevalence and BMI by the … children not eligible under means-testing, with little evidence of income or parental labour supply effects. This suggests …

existing relations and explores the role of alternative care on health status of working women’s children using Panel Study on … Korean Children (PSKC). Categorizing childcare as relative, non-family, and kindergarten care, I investigate how each type of … child obesity according to the estimation for working mothers. If they depend on relative care, it stimulates children to …

term development. Based on the German national health survey for children, we study the impact of daycare in pre …As the number of young children in daycare increases, people start to worry about the effect of early non-parental care …-kindergarten-age on weight problems and gross motor skills of children aged five to nine. This dataset has the advantage to provide …

term development. Based on the German national health survey for children, we study the impact of daycare in pre …As the number of young children in daycare increases, people start to worry about the effect of early non-parental care …-kindergarten-age on weight problems and gross motor skills of children aged five to nine. This dataset has the advantage to provide …

We investigate the association between prepregnancy obesity and birth outcomes using fixed effect models comparing …-pregnancy obesity was examined using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression to compare across mothers and fixed effects to compare … prepregnancy obesity with the exception of LGA, SGA, low birth weight and preterm birth. We find that prepregnancy obesity is …

employment and obesity in children aged 3-17 in both rural and urban China. Using BMI and waist circumference as measures for …Using five waves from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), we investigate the association between maternal … between maternal employment and our measures for children's diet and physical activity. Our study also suggests that …