Background Ageing populations and rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) increasingly contribute to the growing cost burden facing European healthcare …

Access to the Italian job market is undermined by several kinds of discrimination influencing
the opportunities for individuals to obtain a job. In this study, we analyze together the impact …

This paper investigates whether exposure to adverse experiences during childhood, such as
physical and emotional abuse, affects the likelihood of unhealthy habits later in life. The …

Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and
diabetes have spread at a remarkable pace in European countries over the past decades …

Background Epidemic obesity poses a major threat to global health. This phenomenon
reflects the inability of the average person to cope, biologically and behaviorally, with …

Although several studies show that personality traits are associated with absenteeism, few
large-scale studies have examined these relationships prospectively, integrating survey …

An imbalance between energy input and energy needs contributes to the growing incidence
of overweight children. Pre-schoolers normally like to move, but even at this young age, they …

Severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health
outcomes and the prevalence of severe obesity is increasing globally. To date, disaster …

Obesity is a devastating health condition that may harm employment. We investigate the
impact of obesity on employment by utilizing five waves of Turkey Health Surveys and …

Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disabilities in the EU with the large
impact on productivity and labour markets. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the …