Body 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 ArticleUSDA Report: Expenditures on Children by Families, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issues an annual report calculating the costs of raising children to inform both parents and policymakers about the burdens on the average family budget. By...
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 ArticleConnection Between Social Welfare Participation, Gender and Obesity in America
The United States has one of the highest obesity rates in the world, and the primary causes — unhealthy diets and a lack of exercise — are well known. However, the social, economic, psychological and...
View ArticleSplendide Mendax: False Label Claims about High and Rising Alcohol Content of...
Many countries require labeling and reporting of alcohol levels in beverages, but the accuracy of these claims may be far from perfect, at least in the case of wines. A 2011 paper by the American...
View ArticleFast Food Restaurants, Food Stores and Health
With obesity on the rise across America, particularly among lower-income individuals, it has been suggested that part of the problem may be lack of access to healthy foods. Many low-income housing...
View ArticleFamine Mortality, Rational Political Inactivity, and International Food Aid
In the previous century, more than 70 million people are estimated to have died during famines. In 1981 Amartya Sen published Poverty and Famine, which argued that starvation is due not to a lack of...
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 ArticleIndividual, Family and Neighborhood Characteristics and Children’s Food...
In 2010, some 14.5% of American households — 17.2 million — could not always furnish enough food for family members, according to a USDA report. This figure has remained at elevated levels following...
View ArticlePrenatal Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Gestational Age and Birthweight
Despite increasing awareness of the potentially harmful effects of pesticides — volatile organic compounds, parabens and DEHP — on human health, these chemicals can still be found in consumer goods....
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 ArticleSchool and Residential Neighborhood Food Environment and Diet Among...
Childhood obesity rates in the United States have more than tripled since 1982, and “poor eating habits” tops the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s 2011 list of the reasons why. It...
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 ArticleRed Meat Consumption and Mortality
Although it is commonly known that meat products are not necessarily healthful when consumed in large quantities, for a long time researchers had not confirmed the precise link between red meat and...
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The Mexican-American community: Data and research roundup
Given the nearly 2,000-mile border shared by the United States and Mexico — and the sharp differences in economic opportunity that each country offers — it is perhaps no surprise that Mexicans make up...
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USDA report: Expenditures on children by families
2010 study by USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion on the costs of providing for child-rearing needs, based on a survey of more than 15,000 households.The post USDA report: Expenditures on...
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Sugary drinks dull taste buds, increase sweets preference
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 preferencesThe post Taste perception and implicit...
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Social welfare participation, gender and obesity
2010 study from Duke University on links between poverty, government assistance and health problems in the United States.The post Connection between social welfare participation, gender and obesity...
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The progressive increase of food waste in the U.S.
2009 study from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases published in PLoS ONE assessing the U.S. food supply, consumption and waste.The post The progressive increase of...
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Comparing impacts of product- and nutrient-specific taxes
2014 National Bureau of Economic Research study suggesting that it is better to tax unhealthy ingredients broadly rather than specific brands, goods and products.The post Effect of prices on nutrition:...
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