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Source: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (AEPP)
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1. Fan, Maoyong
Jin, Yanhong
Obesity and Self-control: Food Consumption, Physical Activity, and Weight-loss Intention
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 36,1 (2014): 125-145.
Also: http://aepp.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/1/125
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97
Publisher: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
Keyword(s): Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); Body Mass Index (BMI); Exercise; Food Stamps (see Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program); National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); Obesity; Physical Activity (see also Exercise); Rotter Scale (see Locus of Control); Self-Control/Self-Regulation

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We find that despite a stronger intention to lose weight, overweight and obese individuals in the United States are less likely to meet the federal recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption, energy and nutrient intakes, and physical activity than are normal-weight individuals. By utilizing the Rotter score that measures self-control capability, we find that obese individuals exhibit a lower degree of self-control than normal-weight individuals, and that this lack of self-control is associated with poor eating and exercise behaviors, as well as increased Body Mass Index and obesity risk. We discuss three mechanisms that are regularly employed to overcome self-control problems: physician advice, improvement in the built environment, and commitment devices. Our results suggest that knowledge-based anti-obesity intervention policies are likely to have limited effects.
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Fan, Maoyong and Yanhong Jin. "Obesity and Self-control: Food Consumption, Physical Activity, and Weight-loss Intention." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 36,1 (2014): 125-145.