The growth of obesity and technological change

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-293

  Lakdawalla, Darius ^a   Philipson, Tomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Food prices; Obesity; Technological change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING HABIT; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INCOME; LEISURE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; WEIGHT GAIN; WORKLOAD;

AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DIET; EXERCISE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350038051     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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