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Author: Chen, Zhuo
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1. Chen, Zhuo
Zhang, Qi
Nutrigenomics Hypothesis: Examining the Association Between Food Stamp Program Participation and Bodyweight Among Low-Income Women
Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32,3 (September 2011): 508-520.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/g0847322820k702x/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Food Stamps (see Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program); Heterogeneity; Program Participation/Evaluation; Racial Differences; Weight

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This paper examines the association between food stamp program participation and bodyweight among 1,723 eligible women who were respondents of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort. The study sample was stratified by race/ethnicity and two time periods, i.e., 1987–1996, 1998–2002, to allow for genetic and cultural differences and a potential structural break due to the 1996 welfare reform. We test a hypothesis based on the nutrigenomic literature suggesting that genetic heterogeneities result in varying effects of nutrition or food-borne components on metabolism. Differences in socioeconomic characteristics between participants and eligible non-participants were identified. We find a positive association between food stamp program participation and bodyweight among Hispanic women, particularly those of foreign-born.
Bibliography Citation
Chen, Zhuo and Qi Zhang. "Nutrigenomics Hypothesis: Examining the Association Between Food Stamp Program Participation and Bodyweight Among Low-Income Women." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32,3 (September 2011): 508-520.
2. Zhang, Qi
Chen, Zhuo
Diawara, Norou
Wang, Youfa
Prices of Unhealthy Foods, Food Stamp Program Participation, and Body Weight Status among U.S. Low-Income Women
Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32,2 (June 2011): 245-56.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/9t80867m29252804/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Food Stamps (see Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program); Income Level; Nutritional Status/Nutrition/Consumption Behaviors; Obesity; Program Participation/Evaluation; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Weight; Women

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This paper examines the interactive effect between the price of unhealthy foods and Food Stamp Program participation on body weight status among low-income women in the United States. We merged the panel data of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 cohort in 1985-2002 and the Cost of Living Index data compiled by the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association by using geographic identifiers. Using the merged data, we used panel econometric models to examine the impact of unhealthy food prices on the food stamp-eligible U.S. population. Our results indicate that higher prices for unhealthy food can partially offset the positive association between Food Stamp Program participation and bodyweight among low-income women.
Bibliography Citation
Zhang, Qi, Zhuo Chen, Norou Diawara and Youfa Wang. "Prices of Unhealthy Foods, Food Stamp Program Participation, and Body Weight Status among U.S. Low-Income Women." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32,2 (June 2011): 245-56.