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. …

consumption goods involved (smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol) and their role as anxiety reducing goods which suggests that …In this paper we look at the relationship between health and income as mediated by "lifestyle" choices; that is, a set … of behaviours which are thought to influence health and are generally considered to invoke a substantial degree of free …

the purview of psychology, economics, and the biological sciences. While psychologists and advocates of public health have …

educated individuals engage more in unhealthy behaviours including consumption of a poor diet, but it is not clear why they do … discriminate between the theoretical parameters. Differences in health knowledge appear to be responsible for the greatest part of … the education disparity in diet. However, when faced with the most explicit health information regarding diet, lower …