-nutrition leading to obesity has occurred. This paper develops models of calorie demand and health supply, as reflected in aggregate … purchased consumer goods and of wages reduces the macro demand for calories and supply of mortality associated with obesity, but …, associated with working women, increase the macro demand for calories and the supply of obesity-related mortality. …

Obesity is increasing worldwide for both adults and children. Genetic disposition is responsible for some variation in … obesity in children and adults. This paper analyzes the effect of mother’s labor supply in childhood on young adults … increase in obesity. …

the early 1980s. Although there are few straightforward policy tools to combat the high level of obesity, almost two … role in the incidence of childhood obesity. I employ two methods to isolate the causal impact of school lunches on … groups of children enter kindergarten with the same obesity rates, the panel data suggests that the difference in obesity …

This paper analyzes the forces contributing to the worldwide long-run rise in obesity and the role of public … interventions in affecting its continued growth. The cause of a growth in obesity in a population must be that calorie consumption … is outpacing the growth of physical activity. Yet in developed countries, obesity has grown with modest rises in calorie …

The desire for social distance towards individuals with obesity as part of the stigmatization process has not been …-sample n = 1008). Emotional response to individuals with obesity was assessed for the emotions discomfort, pity, insecurity … friend, someone with obesity marrying into the family and renting out a room. Means of emotional responses were highest for …

This paper examines the spatio-temporal disjuncture between ‘the future’ in public health obesity initiatives and the …–July 2014), we argue that the future oriented discourses of managing risk employed in obesity prevention programs have … necessity’. Research undertaken at the time of Australia's largest obesity prevention program (OPAL) demonstrates that pre …

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity has recently increased dramatically. These common diseases are … for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. Using data from non-Hispanic Whites in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS, n … = 8398), we tested whether education modifies genetic risk for obesity and T2D, offsetting genetic effects; whether this …

The prevalence of adolescent overweight and obesity (hereafter, simply “overweight”) in the US has increased over the … body size in the population needs to be taken into account. In low-obesity populations, strengthening peer influence may be …

In the following paper we estimate the impact of obesity in childhood on health and health service use in England using …-measured height and weight. We use instruments for child obesity using genetic variation in weight. We detect a few potential issues … find that obesity has a statistically significant and negative impact on self-rated health and a positive impact on health …