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Obesity and All-Cause Mortality Among Black Adults and White Adults
2012 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology that finds health risks are different in terms of obesity for African-American and white adults.
Price and Expenditure Elasticities for Fresh Fruit in an Urban Food Desert
2012 study in Urban Studies on the availability of and demand for fruit and vegetables in a low-income neighborhood of Detroit.
The Role of Local Food Availability in Explaining Obesity Risk among Young School-aged Children
2012 study in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine casting doubt on whether access to healthful food is the key variable in explaining obesity trends among youth.
Demand for Whole-Grain Bread Before and After the Release of Dietary Guidelines
2010 study from the USDA’s Economic Research Service on the impact of governmental dietary targets.
U.S. Obesity Trends and Neighborhood Effects
2011 study in The New England Journal of Medicine on the type of neighborhood in which an individual lives and health outcomes.
Evaluating Sugary Drink Nutrition and Marketing to Youth
Report by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity examining nutrition and market of sugary drinks.
Television Viewing and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality
2011 meta-study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the associations between television viewing habits and a person’s risk of Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other causes of mortality.
Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men
2011 study in The New England Journal of Medicine on patterns of food consumption and exercise and their lifetime effects
Report in the journal Appetite on the results of two studies on people’s attitudes toward sweet flavors and the impact of sugary drinks on taste preferences
Body Norms and Fat Stigma in Global Perspective
2011 study in Current Anthropology on body norms and fat stigma worldwide
Associations of Television Content Type and Obesity in Children
2009 study in the American Journal of Public Health on the effects of certain kinds of television content on child weight problems.
Screen-Based Entertainment Time, All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Event
2011 study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on the relationship between leisure activities and cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality.
Claiming Health: Front-of-Package Labeling of Children’s Food
2011 report by the Prevention Institute examining the nutritional qualities of 58 children’s products with front-of-the-package labeling
Physical Activity and Weight Gain Prevention
2010 study by researchers from the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and others on the relationship between different amounts of physical activity and weight changes.
Disparities in Obesity Patterns Among Adolescents
2010 study by researchers from UCSF, the University of Oklahoma and UC Berkeley on the prevalence of obesity among California public school students
School-Based Intervention for Diabetes Risk Reduction
2010 study on the effects of a school-based program addressing risk factors for diabetes and obesity.
Hidden Health Costs of Transportation
2010 report by the American Public Health Association examining the external costs that automotive-transportation systems impose.
Nutrition Menu Labels May Lead to Lower-Calorie Children’s Restaurant Meals
2010 study looking at the potential effects on children’s diet of putting nutrition information on fast food items.
Life-Years Lost Because of Smoking and Obesity
2010 paper by Columbia University and City College researchers on the impact of smoking and obesity on mortality and disease.
The Progressive Increase of Food Waste in America and Its Environmental Impact
2009 study published in PLoS ONE assessing the U.S. food supply, consumption and waste.
