Martinson, Melissa L.; McLanahan, Sara; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne - Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson … - 2012
Child overweight is a growing problem in wealthy countries. There is also evidence that child overweight varies by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. In this paper we use data from two recent birth cohort studies in the United States and England to address four questions: 1) Are...