Add to ORKGRising trends in obesity epidemic have become a serious issue for states and policymakers. Earlier studies in the medical literature have discussed the impacts of income and education levels on obesity prevalence to detect the importance of socioeconomic patterns. Recently, in the economic literature, there are studies that investigate poverty-obesity paradox. In this study, using a cross-sectional data set covering 31 countries from Eurostat for 2014, we estimate the effects of income and education levels on obesity prevalence among different age groups and countries of origin. Our results show that increasing education and income have a significant and negative influence on obesity prevalence. In addition, we found that obesity is less l...
First published online 25 May 2015.Obesity contributes considerably to the problem of health inequal...
Abstract Introduction: Cross-national comparison suggests that the timing of the obesity epidemic di...
Background In Western societies, a lower educational level is often associated with a higher prevale...
Rising trends in obesity epidemic have become a serious issue for states and policymakers. Earlier s...
An epidemic of obesity has been developing in virtually all OECD countries over the last 30 years. E...
This thesis takes its starting point in the large spread and rise in obesity prevalence that have be...
Background: The prevalence of obesity increased dramatically in many European countries in the past ...
This paper uses a range of analyses of health survey data from Australia, Canada, England and Korea ...
Objective: Despite extensive study of the obesity epidemic, research on whether obesity has risen fa...
Studies have suggested that obesity prevalence varies by income and educational level, although patt...
In the past three decades worldwide obesity rates have skyrocketed, contributing to a myriad of hea...
First published online 25 May 2015.Obesity contributes considerably to the problem of health inequal...
Abstract Introduction: Cross-national comparison suggests that the timing of the obesity epidemic di...
Background In Western societies, a lower educational level is often associated with a higher prevale...
Rising trends in obesity epidemic have become a serious issue for states and policymakers. Earlier s...
An epidemic of obesity has been developing in virtually all OECD countries over the last 30 years. E...
This thesis takes its starting point in the large spread and rise in obesity prevalence that have be...
Background: The prevalence of obesity increased dramatically in many European countries in the past ...
This paper uses a range of analyses of health survey data from Australia, Canada, England and Korea ...
Objective: Despite extensive study of the obesity epidemic, research on whether obesity has risen fa...
Studies have suggested that obesity prevalence varies by income and educational level, although patt...
In the past three decades worldwide obesity rates have skyrocketed, contributing to a myriad of hea...
First published online 25 May 2015.Obesity contributes considerably to the problem of health inequal...
Abstract Introduction: Cross-national comparison suggests that the timing of the obesity epidemic di...
Background In Western societies, a lower educational level is often associated with a higher prevale...