The global sharp rise in the prevalence of obesity has made it a critical public health issue in
the last few decades. The obesity epidemic deploys a detrimental impact on the economy …

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and
poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable …

Forseveral decades, obesity has been a major public health and public policy issue
involving high private and social costs. The literature on the causes of obesity has identified …

A substantial body of research documents that maternal employment is associated with
childhood obesity. This paper explores possible mechanisms for that correlation in the …

This article explores the relationship between time preferences, economic incentives and
body mass index (BMI). We provide evidence of an interaction effect between time …

This paper investigates the channels through which maternal employment affects childhood
obesity. We use time diaries and interview responses from the Child Development …

Scholars have documented multiple influences on family food practices. This article
examines an overlooked contributor to family diet: fathers. Using 109 in-depth interviews …

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Background Active commuting is associated with various health benefits, but little is known
about its causal relationship with body mass index (BMI). Methods We used cohort data from …

There is evidence that work schedules may influence rates of unhealthy behaviors,
suggesting that addressing work schedule challenges may improve health. Health Risk …