Hofferth, Sandra L.; Curtin, Sally - In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 24 (2005) 4, pp. 703-726
Sixteen percent of children 6-11 years of age were classified as overweight in 1999-2002, four times the percentage in 1965. Although poverty has traditionally been associated with underweight as a result of poor diet, researchers have recently pointed to a paradox in the U.S., which is that low...