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Tipping the Scales: Why Are American Kids Getting Fatter? Presented: Chicago, IL, Departiment of Economics, University of Chicago, Applications of Economics, March 08, 2004. Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Department of Economics, University of Chicago Keyword(s): Asthma; Body Mass Index (BMI); Computer Use/Internet Access; Family Structure; Household Composition; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); Obesity; Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID); Television Viewing; Weight Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Link to abstract and pdf: http://economics.uchicago.edu/news_workshops_applications_Winter04.shtml The so-called epidemic of childhood obesity is not particular to American culture but has been shown to be a worldwide phenomenon typified by a substantial increase in the prevalence of obesity occurring within a short time span. Despite a prodigious body of literature on obesity within the medical community, little work on this subject has been done by economists. This paper attempts to bring an economic perspective on the child obesity explosion that has been well documented but generally ill explained. Analysis of diet diary data rejects putting the blame of child obesity trends on diet. Similarly, changes in labor market allocations, parent education, family composition, and medical innovations were not found to be important. Empirical evidence on time allocations by children is also explored in the paper. |
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Wilson, Fernando A. "Tipping the Scales: Why Are American Kids Getting Fatter?." Presented: Chicago, IL, Departiment of Economics, University of Chicago, Applications of Economics, March 08, 2004.. |