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 …

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake … globalization and both obesity and caloric intake. A one standard deviation increase in globalization is associated with a 20 …

confirm that the retail environment affects people's food choices and nutrition. However, the effects depend on the types of …Overweight and obesity are growing health problems in many developing countries. Rising obesity rates are the result of …. Modernizing food retail environments may also play a certain role. For instance, the rapid spread of supermarkets in many …

This paper addresses the question whether taxes on unhealthy food are suitable for internalizing intergenerational … parent, the optimal steady state tax rate on unhealthy food is strictly positive. However, it is only second best since it … not only reduces food consumption of the child but also distorts the parent's food consumption. Surprisingly, the optimal …

The body mass index (BMI) is the primary means of classifying obesity and reflects a complex set of interactions …, and height reflects the cumulative price of net nutrition during childhood and resources devoted to an off-spring's health …

. Supermarkets do not seem to be a driver of childhood obesity in Kenya. The positive effects of supermarkets on child nutrition are …In many developing countries, supermarkets are spreading rapidly at the expense of traditional food markets and shops …. Changing retail environments and food choices may affect consumer diets and nutritional outcomes. Previous research suggested …

restaurants located in the food environment of the households is significantly associated with higher rates of obesity and … overweight. Up to 15 percent of the socioeconomic gradient in obesity is attributable to restaurant food quality, with sodium …Rising obesity rates are one of the most challenging public health issues in many emerging economies. The extent to …