Food prices and body fatness among youths

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-19

  Grossman, Michael ^a   Tekin, Erdal ^b   Wada, Roy ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body mass index (BMI); Food prices; Percentage body fat (PBF); Youth obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALORIE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COST; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNICITY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX (BMI); FOOD PRICES; PERCENTAGE BODY FAT (PBF); YOUTH OBESITY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893702123     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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