The environmental impact of obesity: longitudinal evidence from the United States.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.04.016
Abstract: OBJECTIVE This paper examines the relationship between obesity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while accounting for the environmental impact of growth in transportation output and in crop and animal farming. STUDY DESIGN The study makes… read more here.
Keywords: evidence; emissions worsens; environmental impact; worsens obesity ... See more keywords
Decomposing ethnic differences in body mass index and obesity rates among New Zealand pre-schoolers
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DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0390-4
Abstract: ObjectiveTo determine the extent to which ethnic differences in BMI Z-scores and obesity rates could be explained by the differential distribution of demographic (e.g. age), familial (e.g. family income), area (e.g. area deprivation), parental (e.g.… read more here.
Keywords: new zealand; area; european children; obesity ... See more keywords
Childhood obesity and academic performance among elementary public school children
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DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2019.1568199
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: In addition to health problems or increasing the significant risk of health problems, obesity is also negatively associated with several socioeconomic outcomes. Obesity could negatively influence academic outcomes. The relationship between obesity rates… read more here.
Keywords: academic performance; public school; school; obesity ... See more keywords
A “fitness” Theme May Mitigate Regional Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity: Evidence from Google Search and Tweets
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DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2019.1657526
Abstract: Taking ecological perspectives to overweight and obesity, the current study applies data mining approach to examine the association between information and social environments and regional prevalence of overweight and obesity. In particular, we focus on… read more here.
Keywords: information; overweight obesity; obesity; obesity rates ... See more keywords
Electronic Health Record Data Versus the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): A Comparison of Overweight and Obesity Rates
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DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000693
Abstract: Background: Estimating population-level obesity rates is important for informing policy and targeting treatment. The current gold standard for obesity measurement in the United States—the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)—samples read more here.
Keywords: obesity; overweight obesity; health nutrition; national health ... See more keywords
Obesity risk in 10-year-old children, based on attributes observed at 4 years of age, provides evidence on how to target interventions to lower obesity rates in mid-childhood.
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DOI: 10.20960/nh.03949
Abstract: INTRODUCTION although in Chile 75 % of obese preschool children participate in a primary health intervention, obesity rates have increased. OBJECTIVE to determine the risk of children being obese in 5th grade (10 yrs), according… read more here.
Keywords: attributes observed; 5th grade; age; risk ... See more keywords