weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food … availability due to trade or innovation. Then we study how novel food products alter the optimal consumption bundle and welfare … experiment of economic development. Our data elicit detailed information on East Germans' food consumption, body mass, and diet …

Maternal sugar consumption in utero may have a variety of effects on offspring. We exploit the abolishment of the … sugar exposure. We find t hat p renatal e xposure t o d erationing increases education and reduces BMI and sugar consumption … for those who are genetically "predisposed" to sugar consumption. …

Maternal sugar consumption in utero may have a variety of effects on offspring. We exploit the abolishment of the … sugar exposure. We find that prenatal exposure to derationing increases education and reduces BMI and sugar consumption at … those who are genetically predisposed to sugar consumption. …

Maternal sugar consumption in utero may have a variety of effects on offspring. We exploit the abolishment of the … sugar exposure. We find that prenatal exposure to derationing increases education and reduces BMI and sugar consumption at … those who are genetically predisposed to sugar consumption. …

consumption, and adult health. …This study explores the long-run effects of a temporary scarcity of a consumption good on preferences towards that good …-collected historical data on the number of livestock at the local level with microdata on eating habits, health outcomes, and food …