this study was carried out to investigate the effect of selection on the reduction of fat-tail size in lori-bakhtiari lambs. the study lasted for five years at the development and breeding center of lori-bakhtiari sheep station. estimation of fat-tail weight, using external fat-tail dimensions was obtained from regression procedure at 6 month age. soft tissue depth at the point 12 cm from the m...

BACKGROUND Korea has the highest suicide rate in the OECD and is one of the few OECD countries whose suicide rates have not decreased in recent years. To address these issues, we investigated the effects of weight control failure on suicidal ideation in the overweight and obese populations. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Ex...

With this study, we investigate the effects of changes in economic factors on body weight by constructing a utility theoretic model. The model is empirically estimated by combining data on individuals’ body weight, demographic and physical activity information, and statelevel measures pertaining to the prices of food away from home, food at home, and wages. By combining these data sources, we a...

This research estimates the influence of adolescent weight status on levels of educational attainment. Prior studies have found a causal role of obesity in other economic outcomes such as income. Given the crucial role of human capital investments for economic success, estimates of the causal influence of weight problems on education accumulation are provided. Models ignoring the potential endo...

BACKGROUND: Obesity imposes a substantial economic burden on the United States. The short-term value of nonsurgical weight loss (WL) and sustained WL (i.e., not resulting from bariatric surgery) is poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: To assess (1 year) effect approximately 2 years) per-patient-per-month (PPPM) total all-cause health care costs among adults with obesity in METHODS: In this retrospect...

Non-separable intertemporal preferences and novelty consumption can explain the persistent correlation between economic development and obesity. Employing the German reunification as a fast motion natural experiment of economic development, we study how the sudden availability of novel food products impacts individual consumption patterns and body weight. Immediately after the reunification, Ea...

Non-separable intertemporal preferences and novelty consumption have the potential to explain the persistent correlation between economic development and obesity. Employing the German reunification as a fast motion natural experiment of economic development, we study how the sudden availability of novel food products impacts individual consumption patterns and body weight. Immediately after the...

Body weight is an important economic trait in the selection of animals. The main purpose of animal breeding practices is to improve traits of economic value (Mendes et al., 2005). These traits have close association with explanatory variables such as age, breed and morphological characters. Body measurements have been used in animals to estimate body weight (Topal and Macit, 2004; Yakubu et al....

OBJECTIVE To examine if economic development in China correlates with physical growth among Chinese children and adolescents. METHODS The height, body weight and physical activity level of children and adolescents aged 18 years and under, as well as dietary data, were obtained from seven large surveys conducted in China between 1975 and 2010. Chinese economic development indicators were obtai...