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Aragón, Aragón María José Monserrat. "Essays on Economics of Obesity." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/34171.

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Raftopoulou, Athina. "Essays on the Economics of Obesity." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/665521.

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This thesis comprises five chapters in total, starting with a general introduction that raises the issue of obesity as well as a brief description of the basic research questions of the dissertation, three main chapters involving the analysis of the Body Mass Index (BMI) with a view to investigate the social, economic, cultural and environmental factors driving and sustaining health disparities in obesity in Spain and a chapter of concluding remarks stemming from the analysis made. In particular, the second chapter examines the evolution of obesity as well as the incomerelated inequality in ob

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Nakamura, Ryota. "Essays on the economics of obesity." Thesis, University of York, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.546835.

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Yenerall, Jacqueline. "Three essays in the application of obesity economics to intervention evaluation and food access." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64384.

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Obesity remains one of the greatest public health concerns in the United States due to both its cost and complexity. To effectively identify the potential causes and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to reduce obesity requires multiple dimensions of analysis to ensure the goals of analysis are being adequately addressed. This paper contains three papers that span the spectrum of obesity research, from potential causes in the local food environment, to potential programs to address obesity in the worksite. The first chapter addresses the effectiveness evaluation of weight loss progr

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Saksena, Michelle J. "Three Essays on the Social Science of Obesity." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1405893684.

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Nakimuli, Brenda. "Socioeconomic inequalities of childhood obesity in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23395.

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Obesity is a public health concern in both high- and low-middle income countries. In South Africa obesity is not only limited to adults but is also evidenced in children. In order to contribute useful insights for developing effective obesity policy and programme interventions, this study assesses socioeconomic (SE) inequalities related to childhood obesity in South Africa. Using data from the South African National Income Dynamics survey (2012), the study assesses the extent of SE inequalities in obesity using concentration index (CI). The study also assesses the determinants that underpin th

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Sylwestrzak, Malgorzata T. "Do subjective beliefs affect obesity?" abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1446451.

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Lange, Rachel Pauline. "Essays in health economics." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10225/704.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kentucky, 2007.<br>Title from document title page (viewed on April 1, 2008). Document formatted into pages; contains: vii, 137 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-136).

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Webb, Rachel Susan. "The health economics of macrosomia." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Department of Economics and Finance, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10088.

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High birth weight (also known as macrosomia) is a problem that has as of yet received little attention by health researchers, in particular, health economists. High birth weight is a concern mostly due to the increased difficulties it presents during birth for both the mother and the baby but there is also concern that high birth weight may continue to present negative effects later in the baby’s life. Many factors have been attributed as risk factors for high birth weight including mother’s age, ethnicity, parity, obesity, weight gain during pregnancy, infant gender, and gestation length. How

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sler, Scholder Stephanie. "Essays on the Economics of Childhood Obesity in the UK." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.520584.

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Wright, Davene. "Examining Methods Used to Evaluate the Cost-Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Interventions." Thesis, Harvard University, 2012. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10266.

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This dissertation examines methods used to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of childhood obesity interventions in order to help decision-makers prioritize among competing health programs using standardized outcomes. Chapter 1 generates inputs for use in cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) of childhood obesity interventions. In Chapter 1.1, I use data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to predict expenditures associated with obesity in childhood and adolescence. I found that obese children and adolescents have significantly different expenditures than their normal weight counterparts. I co

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Smith, Anastasia King. "An Exploration of Adolescent Obesity Determinants." Scholar Commons, 2016. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6394.

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In 2010, approximately two-thirds of adults and one-fifth of the adolescent population in the United States were considered either overweight or obese, resulting in the United States having the highest per capita obesity rate among all OECD countries. A considerable body of literature regarding health behavior, health outcomes, and public policy exists on what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers an obesity epidemic. In response to the growing problem of childhood obesity, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (CNRA), which required that schools participat

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Häußler, Jan L. [Verfasser]. "Essays in the Economics of Obesity and Diabetes Prevention / Jan L. Häußler." Konstanz : Bibliothek der Universität Konstanz, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1050348826/34.

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Cardoso, Larissa Barbosa. "Essays on economics of obesity and food prices : theory and evidences for Brazil." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/132933.

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O objetivo desta tese é analisar a influência do preço dos alimentos sobre o crescimento da obesidade no Brasil e avaliar os efeitos de uma política baseada no preço como instrumento de prevenção da obesidade. Essas questões foram analisadas em três ensaios que utilizam da estrutura econômica, baseada no princípio de racionalidade econômica, para compreender as escolhas individuais quanto à ingestão e gasto calóricos e a dinâmica do ganho de peso dos brasileiros. O ensaio 1 identifica as principais mudanças no índice de massa corporal (IMC) dos brasileiros e estima a contribuição dos preços do

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Wada, Roy. "Obesity and Physical Fitness in the Labor Market." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/econ_diss/27.

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Mixed results have been reported when body size is used to estimate the effect of health and nutritional status on worker productivity. This dissertation offers an alternative hypothesis that body composition rather than body size is responsible for the effects of health and nutritional status on worker productivity. Body fat is responsible for the poor health associated with obesity. Lean body mass is responsible for the superior performance associated with physical fitness. Studies using body size alone cannot distinguish the combined, but opposite effects, of body fat and lean body mass. A

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Harry, Ethan. "Determinants of Caloric Intake." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/485.

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In the summer of 2003, David Cutler, Edward Glaeser, and Jesse Shapiro published the paper, “Why Have Americans Become More Obese?”1 In the paper, the authors explore changing trends in American weight and caloric intake over time and hypothesize as to the potential causes of these changes. In performing our tests, we hope to both replicate their results and update any analysis for the present.

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Bennett, Rosario. "Like Daughter, Like Mother? A Closer Look at School Policy Implications on Child & Adult Consumption Behavior." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/782.

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Obesity and overweight attributable deaths together are the second highest cause of death in the United States, according to the National Institute of Health. Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease also have an enormous economic cost to the American government and its citizens due to the rising cost of health care. The medical community agrees that preventive care, particularly diet, plays a crucial role in solving this health crisis. The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 drastically changed the requirements of the National School Lunch Program in order to increase nutrition in school lunche

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Good, Matthew F. "Meal Patterns and Practical Applications for Obesity Management." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207706112.

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Christian, Thomas James. "Essays in Health Economics: A Focus on the Built Environment." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/econ_diss/61.

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The dissertation investigates how individual behaviors and health outcomes interplay with surrounding built environments, in three essays. We conceptually focus on travel behaviors and accessibility. In the first essay, we hypothesize that urban sprawl increases requisite travel time which limits leisure time available as inputs to health production. We utilize the American Time Use Survey to quantify decreases in health-related activity participation due to commuting time. We identify significant evidence of trade-offs between commuting time and exercise, food preparation, and sleep behavi

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Skvoretz, Kelsey Nicole. "Weighing in on the effectiveness of state laws on childhood obesity...fat chance!" Miami University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1399063453.

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Montgomery, Lachlan. "The Effect of Neighborhood Crime Rates on Childhood Obesity in Los Angeles County." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2247.

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This thesis examines the effect of neighborhood crime rates on childhood obesity in Los Angeles County over a five-year period 2012-2016. Using yearly pooled cross-sectional geocoded data from the University of Southern California (USC) Price Center for Social Innovation Neighborhood Data for Social Change (NDSC) interactive platform, I run multiple ordinary least squares regressions using different measures of crime to determine if neighborhoods with higher crime rates influence the unhealthy percentage of 5th, 7th, and 9thgrade public school students. I hypothesize that crime influences obes

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Mandal, Bidisha. "Three essays on health econometrics." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1179933688.

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Reeser, Alexander B. "A Quantitative Analysis of the Influence of Food Availability on Obesity in the United States." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1277.

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PURPOSE: This study is a quantitative analysis of the relationship between obesity and food availability in the United States. A vast amount of literature has been produced examining various food and socioeconomic variables for their effect on obesity rates; however, this is the first research project to use the USDA’s Food Environment Atlas in a nationwide quantitative study. METHODS: This study uses multivariate statistical analysis to study the effect of 24 variables identified in the 2015 USDA Food Environment Atlas on county-wide obesity rates. The primary regression of concern looks spec

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Shaw, Julie. "The Benefits Of Family And Consumer Science Education: One Educators Quest To Find Meaning Through Self Discovery And Holistic Teaching." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2019. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/987.

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(Teachers) are engaged in work that will influence not just students’ immediate level of knowledge but their entire lives, and thereby they have the potential to contribute to the future of humanity itself. – Dalai Lama (Spiritual Leader) The world of public education is much different now than when I was a student not so long ago. In only ten years, the world has opened up and changed in a way that no one imagined, thanks to cell phones and social media. Students can now walk through the halls of school with a device in their pocket that allows them to look up information in seconds, communic

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Bayar, Emine. "THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION LABEL USAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF OBESITY: A CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY OF THE USA AND TURKEY." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10225/1048.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Kentucky, 2009.<br>Title from document title page (viewed on September 16, 2009). Document formatted into pages; contains: vii, 75 p : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-74).

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Burbidge, Linda Diane. "An examination of college freshmen’s food choices." Diss., Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6757.

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Doctor of Philosophy<br>Department of Agricultural Economics<br>Hikaru H. Peterson<br>The prevalence of obesity and overweight has heightened over the last 40 years. Over two thirds of the US adult population is overweight or obese. Further, 18% of adolescents, ages 12 to 19, are obese, which is an increase of over 13% since the late 1970’s. Food environment and peer influence have been emerging areas of study and are thought to be catalysts to unhealthy eating choices. College students present a unique opportunity to look at the impact of a changing food environment, including changes in

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Levin, John Clark. "Balancing the Scales: Healthy Food Policy and Future Healthcare Costs." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2011. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/238.

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Over the past four decades, obesity in the United States has risen to record levels. Co-morbid conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and stroke will impose over twenty trillion dollars of economic burden over the next two decades. More than half that sum will be direct medical expenses. Under current entitlement programs, governments, and ultimately taxpayers, will be responsible for about 43 percent of that. Even with all this spending, millions of lives will be cut short. Dietary factors are largely to blame. This thesis explores how policy interventions to encourage healthy diet and d

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Lynch, Krista. "The economic benefits of worksite wellness programs." Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/17579.

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Master of Arts<br>Department of Economics<br>Dong Li<br>Comprehensive worksite wellness programs were first introduced in the United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with the goals of improving health, reducing health care expenditures, and demonstrating senior management’s commitment to the health and well-being of workers (Ozminkowski et al, 2002). As the annual cost of employer-sponsored family health coverage increased four percent between 2012 and 2013 (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2013), many companies are turning to worksite wellness programs. Wellness programs have shown not on

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Gong, Shaoqing, Kesheng Wang, Ying Li, and Arsham Alamian. "The Influence of Immigrant Generation on Obesity Among Asian Americans in California from 2013 to 2014." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5560.

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Objectives We aimed to examine the association between immigrant generation and obesity among Californian adults and Asian Americans. Results Overall, 23.3% of the Asian population was obese, and 40.0% was overweight. The percentage of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation were 72.7%, 22.6%, and 4.6%, respectively. Overall, 1st generation of Asians had lower odds of being obese compared to Whites (OR = 0.34, 95%CI = 0.26–0.45). Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that overall, 2nd generation (OR = 1.69, 95%CI = 1.10–2.60) and 3rd generation (OR = 2.33, 95%CI = 1.29–4.22) Asians had higher odds

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Botkins, Elizbeth R. "Three Essays on the Economics of Food and Health Behavior." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149208205990797.

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Whitman, Amy M. "AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY ON DELAY DISCOUNTING OF FOOD AND DISEASES." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2696.

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The purpose of the current study is to evaluate whether ACT techniques, such as acceptance activities, has an impact on an individual’s delayed and/or probabilistic discounting behavior measured by discounting tasks and other self-reported measures related to eating behaviors and health. Participants in an intervention and control group completed a monetary food and disease delay discounting survey before and after completing either a brief ACT session or completing a control activity. Thirty-six undergraduates participated in the present study and a pre-, post-control groups design was utiliz

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Huynh, Mongkieu Thi. "The Effect of School Policies and Practices and Food Environments on Fruits and Vegetables Selected from Salad Bars among U.S. Elementary Schools." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1405340224.

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Hefti, Elise. "Economic aspects and implications of obesity." Frankfurt, M. Berlin Bern Bruxelles New York, NY Oxford Wien Lang, 2009. http://d-nb.info/995713553/04.

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Quiroga, Osvaldo. "The price of economic growth : A study on economic growth and obesity 1975-2013." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-354161.

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The world of 1975 was different the one of 2013 because of profound and big political, economic and technological changes. The food availability increased due to changes in production and distribution which made them more accessible and, because of that, the consumption of food in Kcal per capita increased in all countries.Urbanization and technological changes also contributed to the development of a sedentary lifestyle and to the development of a food industry ready to satisfy the necessities of a constantly growing urban population thru palatable and ready to eat products.This thesis analys

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Wolfenstetter, Silke B. [Verfasser]. "Economic Aspects of Obesity and Physical Inactivity / Silke B. Wolfenstetter." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2010. http://d-nb.info/1009972871/34.

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Brown, Heather Wendy. "The economic causes and consequences of obesity: three empirical applications." Thesis, Open University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505472.

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Hansstein, Francesca <1982&gt. "An interdisciplinary analysis of obesity: theory and empirical evidence." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2012. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/4925/.

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The dissertation is structured in three parts. The first part compares US and EU agricultural policies since the end of WWII. There is not enough evidence for claiming that agricultural support has a negative impact on obesity trends. I discuss the possibility of an exchange in best practices to fight obesity. There are relevant economic, societal and legal differences between the US and the EU. However, partnerships against obesity are welcomed. The second part presents a socio-ecological model of the determinants of obesity. I employ an interdisciplinary model because it captures the simulta

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Becker, Frauke. "Economic analysis of dietary and physical activity behaviours in relation to obesity." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2012. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=198346.

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Rising obesity rates have generated serious policy concern and public interest. Along with biological and genetic factors contributing to weight gain, dietary and physical activity behaviours are considered the main determinants of individual body weight. In order to tackle the increasing obesity problem and change individual behaviour, effective policy interventions need to be developed which target specific groups within the population. Economic frameworks that have been designed to model individual choices can be applied to improve the understanding of how individual characteristics and soc

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Vaziri, Alyssa S. "Pink and Dude Chefs: Effectiveness of an After-School Nutrition Knowledge and Culinary Skills Program for Middle School Students to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2018. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1946.

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The rate of overweight and obesity among adolescents aged 12-19 years has more than tripled since 1980, and disproportionately impacts low-income and marginalized populations. Reduction in adolescent obesity rates may result in decreased health risks, decrease healthcare costs, and increased quality of life. Effective intervention methods for adolescent participants have incorporated nutrition knowledge and culinary skill building into afterschool programs. This study examines whether building knowledge, skills, and confidence through a culinary intervention can improve adolescent participants

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Radwan, Ahmed Radwan Amr. "The Role of Economic Factors in Obesity Prevalence and Diet Quality in Spain." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/297831.

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Obesity is a growing wide spread epidemic all over the world, in developed as well as developing countries. Taking into account its nature as a complex phenomenon affected by different aspects including economic ones, a growing body of literature has examined the effect of economic factors on obesity prevalence and the effectiveness of economic intervention policies in combating it. Many papers argue that economics could be a cure as well as one of the main causes of obesity. Despite the increasing obesity rate in Spain, to my knowledge, no known published research studied the economic factors

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Hattingh, Comien. "The impact of obesity on the South African economy." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14624.

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Thesis (MBA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The prevalence of overweight and obesity escalated over the past 30 years worldwide in adults, children, and adolescents. Estimates are that 26% of the global adult population is either overweight or obese. However, the most alarming fact is the increase in obesity in children and adolescents. In South Africa, the estimated overweight and obesity prevalence in adults is 45% and 20% in children below 6 years of age. The World Heath Organisation acknowledges obesity as an unforgiving, formidable chronic disease, an eminen

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Zelenková, Miroslava. "Epidemiological study of obesity in populations of different racial, cultural, economic and dietary background." Doctoral thesis, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-261411.

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Cílem práce bylo zjistit a zhodnotit, zda provedení adjustabilní žaludeční bandáže (bariatrická léčba) u morbidně obézních pacientů (BMI>35) vede k signifikantnímu snížení hodnoty BMI a dále na základě vybraných kritérií zhodnotit současnou situaci v oblasti obezity ve světě. Byly stanoveny dvě hypotézy: H1: provedení adjustabilní žaludeční bandáže morbidně obézním pacientům vede k signifikantnímu snížení BMI a hypotéza H2: existují rozdíly v hodnotách BMI v závislosti na geografick&eacu te;m původu, pohlaví, kulturních a ekonomických odlišnostech. Sledování se uskutečnila v klinickém centru

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Ingram, Lorna Theresa. "Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs about Food Additives and Obesity." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7666.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs about Food Additives and Obesity by Lorna Theresa Ingram MS, Long Island University, 2007 BA, Florida International University, 1999 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Walden University November 2019 Obesity is a chronic health problem that affects the health and well being of its population. The purpose of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to examine whether there is a relationship between individuals’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding food additives and obesity. The res

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Oluboyde, Oyeyemi Abodunde. "Quality of life assessment in adolescent obesity : development of a new instrument for economic evaluation." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2013. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/5552/.

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Obesity, particularly in the younger population, is a major public health concern. Because of this, numerous public health initiatives and specialised weight management interventions are available for this population. Economic evaluations of weight management interventions can be utilised to inform resource allocation decision making. But in order to provide fully informed economic evaluations of weight management interventions, a valid and reliable tool to a) measure weight specific quality of life (QoL) and b) assign preference values to different aspects of weight specific QoL is necessary.

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Conklin, Annalijn Ida. "Gender, diet quality and obesity : economic and social determinants, and their interactions, in older adults." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/262808.

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Public health still needs to better understand how older people’s life circumstances influence key risk factors for chronic disease, and also how women and men differ in their exposures and outcomes. This dissertation aimed to examine, separately for women and men, the role and inter-relationships of factors describing the economic and social contexts in relation to healthful eating and adiposity. A systematic review of economic determinants of diet in the elderly indicated that longitudinal evidence remains limited and focused on employment-related changes affecting diet. Thus, novel economic

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Campbell, Sarah B. "Waists, health and history : obesity in nineteenth century Britain." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4176be67-8337-4487-8fea-3b68227e442d.

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The scale of the current global obesity epidemic and the implications of this for health, functionality and economics, dictates that assessing the origins of overnutrition must become a priority in all research fields. To date anthropometric historians have mainly utilised institutional sources providing height and occasionally weight data for a sample of the working class who experienced deprivation. Tailoring institutions offer new, innovative sources for the field; uniquely measuring body shape in its entirety and sampling the upper-middle classes and elites. Anthropometric data for waist c

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Lindberg, Louise. "The importance of parents' social support and economic capital for their preschool-aged children with obesity." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Centrum för forskning om ojämlikhet i hälsa (CHESS), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-105523.

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Introduction: While the influence of parental behavior and economic status on children’s weight status is well-known, little is known about the impact of specific family-related aspects such as parental and grandparental social support. This study investigates the importance of parental and grandparental social support and economic capital for children’s weight status in a clinical sample of preschoolers with obesity. Methods: Baseline data from an obesity intervention study for preschoolers, 4-6 years of age (n = 39, 56 % girls) was used. Among parents, 73% were overweight/obese, 60% had a 3-

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Effertz, Cary Marshall. "A Reference Price Model of Sugar Consumption with Implications on Obesity." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2007. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/29853.

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Obesity has increased dramatically in the past 25 years. The consumption of added sugar has increased significantly during the same time period. Previous research indicates a direct correlation between the consumption of added sugar and the prevalence of obesity. Sugar has been identified in multiple studies as having addictive or opiate-like qualities. Unquestionably, added sugar consumption has contributed to the current obesity epidemic. Here, we apply a reference price economic model to attempt to describe sugar consumption. Using consumption and price data from the Economic Research Servi

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Kinge, J. M. "An economic analysis of socioeconomic variation in the impact of obesity on health and health service use." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2012. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1346468/.

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This thesis examines the relationship between obesity and health and health service use, and whether or not this relationship varies by socioeconomic status (SES). We start by generating hypotheses for this relationship based on a human capital model for health. We conduct a literature review on the topic and generate econometric models to be tested. We then provide an analysis of socioeconomic variation in the relationship between obesity and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL). The results show that obesity is negatively associated with HRQL and that the negative association is more pronou

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Lustig, Nicole Helen. "A behavioral economic analysis of the relationship between diet and exercise in adolescents who are obese." Diss., University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5804.

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Obesity is a substantial public health concern. One subgroup that has shown a large increase in prevalence of obesity is adolescents (12 - 19 years) (CDC, 2014; Altman & Wilfley, 2014; Odgen et al., 2010; Ogden, et al., 2012; Ogden, et al., 2014). This is concerning for two reasons: (a) the strong likelihood of obesity persisting into adulthood (CDC, 2014) leading to co-occurring medical and psychosocial problems (Altman & Wilfley, 2014; Kelsey et al., 2014), and (b) there are few studies demonstrating successful reductions in obesity in children and even fewer successful demonstrations in ado

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