lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for …

In this paper, we examine the effect of food prices on clinical measures of obesity, including body mass index (BMI … on obesity among youths. We also examine whether the effects of food prices on body composition differ by gender and race … fast-food restaurant food lead to improvements in obesity outcomes among youths. We also find that an increase in the real …

excess weight, including overweight and obesity, from 1993 to 2014. First, we show that the proportions of overweight and … growth of excess weight. Using the concentration index we find that prevalence of overweight and obesity affected …

-30 for women). Instead of an "obesity penalty" we find evidence of an "overweight premium" in socially active jobs which is …

explore if this policy is associated with changes in inequalities in childhood overweight and obesity at age 10/11 by area … level deprivation. Data on childhood overweight and obesity came from the National Child Measurement Programme for 2011 … childhood overweight and obesity rates between Gateshead and five other local authorities in the North-East of England which did …

Over the past several years, "obesity activists," as well as many disability rights and critical legal theorists, have … increasingly argued for the inclusion of obesity as a "disability" under anti-discrimination law, particularly the Americans with … active interventions to combat the growing prevalence of obesity in America, which they see as a major health problem. These …

distribution. There is a strong negative income gradient in BMI at the obesity threshold and some evidence of a positive gradient …

distribution. There is a strong negative income gradient in BMI at the obesity threshold and some evidence of a positive gradient …, increases in income are correlated with healthier BMI values. -- overweight ; obesity ; body mass index ; unconditional quantile …

Obesity is a global epidemic, exacting an enormous human and economic toll. In the absence of a comprehensive global … governance strategy, states have increasingly employed a wide array of legal strategies targeting the drivers of obesity. This … article identifies recent global trends in obesity-related legislation and makes the normative case for an updated global …