-cultural rewards and sanctions for weight status. Black respondents, particularly women, appear to receive lower “obesity penalties” in …

macronutrient intake and physical activity to rising population weight remains controversial. Research on the economics of obesity … analyses suggest that increases in carbohydrates are most strongly and positively associated with increases in obesity … results suggest that, on the margin, a 1% increase in carbohydrates intake yields a 1.01 point increase in obesity prevalence …

We investigate the relationship between obesity and survival, and the extent to which this relationship varies by … between obesity and survival, also accounting for interactions between obesity and both age and SES. Generally we find that … obesity is negatively associated with survival, and that SES is positively associated with survival, in both men and women …

for obesity (BMI≥30). We find that women with PDs have significantly higher BMI and are more likely to be obese than …

dietary behavior and reduce childhood obesity. This paper evaluates the impact of an early nutrition policy, Los Angeles … policy was mostly ineffective at reducing the prevalence of overweight or obesity 8–15 months after the intervention but …