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Fast-food restaurant advertising on television and its influence on youth body composition
Grossman, Michael; Tekin, Erdal; Wada, Roy - 2012
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 … responsiveness to fast-food advertising is greater for PBF than for BMI. Males are more responsive to advertising than females …
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The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders and Body Mass Index
Averett, Susan; Terrizzi, Sabrina; Yang Wang Terrizzi, … - 2013
Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. Previous research established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating disorders. We investigate a possible causal link between sororities and weight-related behaviors and eating disorders using data from the American College...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319462
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Food Prices and Body Fatness among Youths
Grossman, Michael; Tekin, Erdal; Wada, Roy - 2013
In this paper, we examine the effect of food prices on clinical measures of obesity, including body mass index (BMI … study to consider clinically measured levels of body composition rather than BMI to investigate the effects of food prices … on obesity among youths. We also examine whether the effects of food prices on body composition differ by gender and race …
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Determinants of obesity in Turkey: A quantile regression analysis from a developing country
Karaoğlan, Hanife Deniz; Tansel, Aysit - 2017
This study investigates the factors that may influence the obesity in Turkey which is a developing country by … the Turkish Health Survey (THS) prepared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT). The obesity indicator in our … study is the individual's Body Mass Index (BMI). QR regression results provide robust evidence that additional years of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696316
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Does moderate weight loss affect subjective health perception in obese individuals? Evidence from field experimental data
Hafner, Lucas; Tauchmann, Harald; Wübker, Ansgar - 2017
This paper analyzes whether moderate weight reduction improves subjective health perception in obese individuals. To cure possible endogeneity bias in the regression analysis, we use randomized monetary weight loss incentives as instrument for weight change. In contrast to related earlier work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011764722
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Late 19th and Early 20th Century Native and Immigrant Body Mass Index Values
Carson, Scott A. - 2017
When traditional measures for health and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777636
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Does moderate weight loss affect subjective health perception in obese individuals? Evidence from field experimental data
Hafner, Lucas; Tauchmann, Harald; Wübker, Ansgar - 2017
This paper analyzes whether moderate weight reduction improves subjective health perception in obese individuals. To cure possible endogeneity bias in the regression analysis, we use randomized monetary weight loss incentives as instrument for weight change. In contrast to related earlier work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011779209
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Socioeconomic factors associated with being overweight or obese in Suriname
Khadan, Jeetendra; Spencer, Nekeisha; Strobl, Eric; … - 2021
-2017 to analyze the relationships between various socio-demographic variables and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) in Suriname. Our … nutritional guidelines as well as the design and implementation of targeted obesity-reduction policies that recognize that being … influence action in all countries in the Caribbean that lack policies to address obesity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604850
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Swallow This: Childhood and Adolescent Exposure to Fast Food Restaurants, BMI, and Cognitive Ability
Abrahamsson, Sara; Bütikofer, Aline; Karbownik, Krzysztof - 2023
results indicate that exposure to these establishments during childhood and adolescence increases BMI and has negative effects … those with adverse prenatal health or high paternal BMI, an exception being that cognition is only affected by exposure at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296853
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Swallow This: Childhood and Adolescent Exposure to Fast Food Restaurants, BMI, and Cognitive Ability
Abrahamsson, Sara; Bütikofer, Aline; Karbownik, Krzysztof - 2023
results indicate that exposure to these establishments during childhood and adolescence increases BMI and has negative effects … those with adverse prenatal health or high paternal BMI, an exception being that cognition is only affected by exposure at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377383