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Title: Assessing the Underlying Economic Causes and Consequences of Obesity
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Rashad, Inas |
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Assessing the Underlying Economic Causes and Consequences of Obesity Gender Issues 21,3 (Summer 2003): 17-29. Also: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rlh&an=15535368 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Periodicals Service Company and Schmidt Periodicals GmbH Keyword(s): Epidemiology; Gender Differences; Labor Market Outcomes; Marriage; Modeling, Hazard/Event History/Survival/Duration; Obesity; Technology/Technological Changes Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Obesity rates in the United States have doubled for adults and tripled for children since the 1980s. Finding causes for this drastic rise is key in finding possible solutions to reverse this trend. Technological advances and changes in societal norms are environmental shifts that have largely contributed to the epidemic. There are substantial medical consequences to being obese, and in addition, there are considerable social and labor market consequences, particularly for women. There is thus a pressing need for solutions, as costs of being obese arc likely societal and not limited to personal ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]. Before attempting to find solutions, [the author identifies] the causes for the extraordinary rise in obesity as of late. [The author addresses] these, and then look at some consequences. In an exercise using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979 cohort). [The author assesses] the likelihood of a specific type of social consequence—marriage--using hazard models. |
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Rashad, Inas. "Assessing the Underlying Economic Causes and Consequences of Obesity." Gender Issues 21,3 (Summer 2003): 17-29.
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