Associations of Television Content Type and Obesity in Children
In the past 30 years, obesity rates have tripled among preschool-aged children and quadrupled for elementary-aged children. A number of studies link a high body mass index (BMI) with frequent...
View ArticleBody Norms and Fat Stigma in Global Perspective
As recently as the 1990s, larger body types had positive associations in many cultures. As the mass media has spread images of ultra-slim bodies, however — and as obesity has been spotlighted as a...
View ArticleTaste Perception and Implicit Attitude Toward Sweet Related to Body Mass...
Between 1966 and 2003, the consumption of high-fructose corn syrup and glucose syrup through beverages increased more than 11-fold in the United States. Because soft drinks now account for almost 50%...
View ArticleChanges in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men
Though fad diets and new “miracle” techniques for weight loss are regularly touted in American popular culture, health professionals have consistently maintained that eating moderate portions and...
View ArticleTelevision Viewing and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and...
Estimates for the amount of time the average American spends watching television per day has recently been reported to be as high as five hours. This sedentary practice, often accompanied by...
View ArticleEvaluating Sugary Drink Nutrition and Marketing to Youth
Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years, and its causes appear to be a complex mix of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. Many assume that the consumption patterns and...
View ArticleU.S. Obesity Trends and Neighborhood Effects
According to a study in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), in 2008 the obesity rate among adult Americans was estimated at 32.2% for men and 35.5% for women; these rates were...
View ArticleDemand for Whole-Grain Bread Before and After the Release of Dietary Guidelines
Americans’ diets are as varied as Americans themselves — from classic meat-and-potatoes to veganism, from the “caveman” regime to fast food in all its cholesterol-charged glory. Despite the diversity,...
View ArticleThe Role of Local Food Availability in Explaining Obesity Risk among Young...
Rates of youth obesity in the United States have more than tripled over the past three decades, with about a third of children and adolescents now categorized as obese, according to the Centers for...
View ArticlePrice and Expenditure Elasticities for Fresh Fruit in an Urban Food Desert
The term “food desert” is used to refer to low-income, inner-city areas that lack traditional, full-service grocery stores. The concern is that residents of such neighborhoods — often minorities — have...
View ArticleObesity and All-Cause Mortality Among Black Adults and White Adults
Obesity has long been a rising problem across the United States, and currently 35.7% of the adult population is obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Among all groups, non-Hispanic...
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