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which there can be obesity spirals after only small drops in the price of food. …
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its decomposition, socio-economic inequalities of tobacco consumption grouped by gender were estimated. The concentration …
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distribution. There is a strong negative income gradient in BMI at the obesity threshold and some evidence of a positive gradient …
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distribution. There is a strong negative income gradient in BMI at the obesity threshold and some evidence of a positive gradient …
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This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in Turkey. We exploit the largely exogenous and substantial increase in the openings of universities throughout Turkey. Based on the spatial and temporal variability of university...
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This paper uses longitudinal micro-evidence from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the obesity … of obesity among adults and analyses the socioeconomic factors contributing to the problem. The associated costs of … obesity are also investigated, both in terms of health status, health care spending and absenteeism. …
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attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …
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We examine the relationship between trait self-control and body weight. Data from a population representative household survey reveal that limited self-control is strongly associated with both objective and subjective measures of unhealthy body weight. Those with limited self-control are...
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regression indicated that the risk ratio (RR) for all crashes was significantly higher for drivers in the obesity Class II and …. Similarly, the multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard model results showed that crash risk was significantly higher for obesity … class II (BMI 35 to <40; relative risk (RR) = 1.47, P = 0.02) with weaker evidence of increased crash risk for obesity class …
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associations between SNAP and food insecurity, obesity, and the Healthy Eating Index. These results serve as a cautionary tale …
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