This paper addresses the simultaneous determination of fast-food availability on obesity rates through the use of … instrumental variables, specifically the number of interstate exits in the county of residence. Using the 2005 Behavioral Risk … counties and the method yields results comparable to previous work looking at rural counties, though the sample employed here …

Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper …

Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper …. Conditional on having already lost some weight, a further reduction in obesity also increases the frequency of sexual intercourse. …

To combat a growing obesity problem, Mexico imposed a nationwide tax on drinks with added sugar, popularly referred to …

In this paper I discuss overweight and obesity and their repercussions on health deficit accumulation and longevity in …-control, income, food prices, energy density, and medical progress in explaining obesity and to develop a test on whether obesity is …

The increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to great interest in the economic consequences of obesity …, but valid and powerful instruments for obesity, which are needed to estimate its causal effects, are rare. This paper …

Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services … health outcomes and the intergenerational transmission of obesity. …