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...
Background At a country level, population obesity prevalence is often associated with economic afflu...
The empirical evidence shows a positive relationship between income and obesity, but it lacks eviden...
In the last few decades, the prevalence of obesity has expanded rapidly and now constitutes a grave ...
Rising trends in obesity epidemic have become a serious issue for states and policymakers. Earlier s...
Background: The prevalence of obesity increased dramatically in many European countries in the past ...
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...
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...
First published online 25 May 2015.Obesity contributes considerably to the problem of health inequal...
In the past three decades worldwide obesity rates have skyrocketed, contributing to a myriad of hea...
Obesity is a growing problem in lower income countries particularly among women. There are few studi...
Background In Western societies, a lower educational level is often associated with a higher prevale...
Background At a country level, population obesity prevalence is often associated with economic afflu...
The empirical evidence shows a positive relationship between income and obesity, but it lacks eviden...
In the last few decades, the prevalence of obesity has expanded rapidly and now constitutes a grave ...
Rising trends in obesity epidemic have become a serious issue for states and policymakers. Earlier s...
Background: The prevalence of obesity increased dramatically in many European countries in the past ...
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...
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...
First published online 25 May 2015.Obesity contributes considerably to the problem of health inequal...
In the past three decades worldwide obesity rates have skyrocketed, contributing to a myriad of hea...
Obesity is a growing problem in lower income countries particularly among women. There are few studi...
Background In Western societies, a lower educational level is often associated with a higher prevale...
Background At a country level, population obesity prevalence is often associated with economic afflu...
The empirical evidence shows a positive relationship between income and obesity, but it lacks eviden...
In the last few decades, the prevalence of obesity has expanded rapidly and now constitutes a grave ...