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 …

Increasing prevalence of obesity is a pressing public health issue in the Czech Republic as well as world …. Given that obesity is a chronic disease which is associated with several serious comorbidities, it generates large social … costs. The main aim of this study was to estimate both direct and indirect costs of obesity in the Czech Republic. Social …

Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. Previous research established a positive correlation between sorority …

Obesity rates have risen dramatically in the US since the 1980s, but well-identified studies have struggled to explain … the magnitude of the observed changes. In this paper, we estimate the causal impact of economic insecurity on obesity …-level increase in obesity. …

This study investigates the factors that may influence the obesity in Turkey which is a developing country by … the Turkish Health Survey (THS) prepared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT). The obesity indicator in our …

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to compare changes in body mass index (BMI), obesity, and consumer well-being in …

specialization. And it creates a measure of hospital-level obesity, based on the fraction of obesity-related discharges for women of …This study explores whether hospitals with higher increases in obesity levels have higher CS rates and the … consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of …