Adolescent Purchasing Behavior at McDonald's and Subway
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
Despite being considered "healthy,” adolescents are likely to purchase just as many calories at Subway as at McDonald ’s.
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Gender-Specific Effects of Early Nutritional Restriction on Adult Obesity Risk
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Gender-specifc effects of early life nutritional deprivation and its interactions with later environmental exposures may provide insight into global gender differences in obesity prevalence.
RWJF Scholar Tackles Childhood Obesity
February 28, 2013 | Story
New Jersey Nursing Scholar explores effects of neighborhood safety, family, and acculturation on Latina adolescent health.
Childhood Obesity
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The effects of obesity on children's physical health are well documented, however the social consequences of obesity are less well described and may not be addressed in intervention programs.
News Media Framing of Childhood Obesity in the United States from 2000 to 2009
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An analysis of news coverage of childhood obesity suggests attention to the topic has already waned, and that media framing of the issue and its causes, which can influence public opinion, shifted over time and varied by media type.
Income Disparities in Obesity Trends Among California Adolescents
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
African-American and Latino low-income adolescent boys found most at risk from obesity in California.
Midlife Health and Socioeconomic Consequences of Persistent Overweight Across Early Adulthood
July 7, 2010 | Journal Article
The "persistently overweight"?those who are overweight in high school and continue to rapidly gain weight into midlife?are likely to have a no higher education, have a chronic health problem and receive public assistance at age 40, according to a nationwide study.
The Impact of Minimum Wage Rates on Body Weight in the United States
April 1, 2011 | Book
This study concluded that declining real minimum wage rates have contributed to the increasing rate of overweight and obesity in the United States. Studies to clarify the mechanism by which minimum wages may affect obesity might help determine appropriate policy responses.
Effects of Weight on Adolescent Educational Attainment
April 1, 2011 | Book
The authors used measures of educational achievement such as highest grade attended, highest grade completed, and drop out status among adolescents to ascertain whether weight affected educational achievements. Analyses did not detect any strong associations between weight and educational achievement among youth surveyed in the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.
Where Does the Wage Penalty Bite?
April 1, 2011 | Book
The authors examine relationships between body mass index (BMI) and wages.