high in saturated fat may be related to obesity. The association between food outlet location, deprivation, weight status … between area level deprivation and fast food density than with area level deprivation and obesity argues for more detailed …

high rates of obesity, but also a positive perception of stoutness in its social representations. We first implemented a … in the Bamiléké. On the other hand, the quantitative study reveals that high rates of obesity, especially in women (40 … conclude that the social valorisation of stoutness exposes Bamiléké, particularly males, to obesity. Although the women stated …

different news framings of obesity research influence these attitudes. We exposed participants to either a control condition, a … news report on a study portraying obesity as a public health crisis, a news report on a study suggesting that obesity may … controls, exposure to the public health crisis article did not increase perception of obesity-related health risks but did …

Childhood obesity is an increasing public health problem, particularly among minority infants and young children … (inappropriate feeding) among mothers and infants participating the U.S. Infant Care and Risk of Obesity Study, a cohort study of 217 …-inappropriate complementary feeding influences current energy intakes and infant WFL, factors that may increase long-term obesity risk by shaping …

political and public rhetoric to negative effects on child development, including obesity. We analyse this association between … maternal employment and childhood obesity using rich objective reports of various anthropometric and other measures of fatness … measures and information from nutritional diaries, we also investigate the effects of maternal employment on obesity's main …

to prices. However, another potentially important reason for rising obesity is that food producers have incentives to … become more common as obesity has increased. …

associated chronic conditions and behavioral patterns such as obesity, smoking, and malnutrition increase the incidence of many … externality for obesity. The lower bound is independent of how much additional innovation is generated. The results show that the … externality we identify offsets the negative Medicare-induced insurance externality of obesity. The Medicare-induced obesity …

of this study may contribute to new public policy initiatives that aim to reduce diet-related illnesses and obesity …