Dietary habits, demographics, and the development of overweight and obesity among children in the United States

Boumtje, Pierre I.; Huang, Chung L.; Lee, Jonq‐Ying; Lin, Biing‐Hwan

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2004.02.004

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“…Factors associated with dietary habits are important (Boumtje et al, 2005) and our data contains a set of them such as the frequency of consumption of certain foods (e.g., meat, fish, vegetables or sweets). Finally, given that Spain is a regionally heterogeneous country, we need to control for differences associated with cultural eating patterns in different areas; we therefore viii) include dummy variables for the eighteen Autonomous Communities or regional variables (the category omitted is Andalucia).…”

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What lies behind socio-economic inequalities in obesity in Spain? A decomposition approach

Costa‐Font

Gil

2008

Food Policy

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The obesity epidemic stands as a major food related health concern hypothetically driven by a socio-economic vector though scant evidence has been reported on the existence of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity. This paper makes use of survey evidence to empirically address the hypothesis of the existence of income-related inequalities in obesity in Spain using representative data from 2003. Besides quantifying inequalities, we take advantage of a concentration index methodology that allows a decomposition of the cross-section explanatory factors. Our findings provide suggestive evidence of significant socio-economic inequalities in the probability of being obese. In decomposing such inequalities we find that education attainment has a prominent influence compared to a so-called pure "income effect".We conclude that socio-economic inequalities in obesity result from other confounding -both observed and unobserved-effects .

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What lies behind socio-economic inequalities in obesity in Spain? A decomposition approach

Costa‐Font

Gil

2008

Food Policy

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“…Environmental factors have been argued to be the main cause behind the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity over the last few decades (Binkley et al, 2000;Chou et al, 2004;Boumtje et al, 2005;Binkley, 2006;Rashad 2006). Here, the increased consumption of food away from home has been highlighted as a major driving force (Chou et al, 2004;Binkley, 2006;Rashad 2006).…”

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Does easily accessible nutritional labelling increase consumption of healthy meals away from home? A field experiment measuring the impact of a point-of-purchase healthy symbol on lunch sales

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Nordström

2011

Food Economics - Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section C

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This paper analyses the effect on meal consumption away from home of a point-of-purchase healthy symbol. We base the analysis on a field experiment in a lunch restaurant. Our results suggest that meal consumption does not increase if the meal is labelled with a healthy symbol. Also, the mean nutritional content of meals consumed seems unaffected by the introduction of a healthy-labelled meal on the menu. Even if easily accessible and understood, menu labelling therefore seems inefficient in promoting healthier meal choices. Factors influencing meal consumption are meal ingredients and the order of the meal on the menu.

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“…In the UK there is an increasing rate of obesity in all age groups, but notably in childhood and adolescents, with a correspondingly greater number of obese women of childbearing age. The proportion of women that were categorized as obese increased from 16.4% in 1993 to 24.2% in 2006. 1 Although, the public is now becoming more aware of the consequences of obesity in the general population, few realize the unique dangers it poses to the health of the mother and fetus.…”

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The effects of booking body mass index on obstetric and neonatal outcomes in an inner city UK tertiary referral centre

2008

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Summary: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of booking body mass index (BMI) on obstetric and neonatal outcomes in an inner city UK tertiary referral maternity centre. The Guy's and St Thomas' Maternity and Gynaecology (Terranova Healthware) Database was studied. All women that delivered at St Thomas' during 2005 with normal and high BMI were included in the study. Subjects were divided into three groups: BMI 19 -24.9 (normal); 25-29.9 (overweight) and 30 or greater (obese). Groups were compared using Stata Statistical software. The study included 3642 patients: 2169 normal, 945 overweight and 528 obese. Both overweight and obese groups had a statistically significant association with gestational diabetes (odds ratio [OR] 5.7 and 11.6), hypertension in pregnancy (including preeclampsia [ORs 1.5 and 2.4], preterm rupture of membranes (ORs 3.7 and 5.0) and preterm delivery (ORs 1.4 and 1.6). The rate for caesarean delivery was increased in both overweight and obese women (ORs 1.4 and 1.7). Obesity is an independent risk factor for adverse obstetric outcomes and is significantly associated with caesarean section delivery.

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Dietary habits, demographics, and the development of overweight and obesity among children in the United States

Cited by 65 publications

References 25 publications

What lies behind socio-economic inequalities in obesity in Spain? A decomposition approach

What lies behind socio-economic inequalities in obesity in Spain? A decomposition approach

Does easily accessible nutritional labelling increase consumption of healthy meals away from home? A field experiment measuring the impact of a point-of-purchase healthy symbol on lunch sales

The effects of booking body mass index on obstetric and neonatal outcomes in an inner city UK tertiary referral centre

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