2012-05-24T21:04:30Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/obesity.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200114.html Jun 1, 2012 Jun 1, 2012

In this article, we synthesize the empirical literature on the influence of peers and friends on youth's eating and physical activity.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/05/23/RAND.html May 23, 2012 May 23, 2012

If we want to make progress on the now-global obesity epidemic, we must challenge the status quo and make unhealthy food the new tobacco, writes Helen Wu.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200113.html May 21, 2012 May 21, 2012

A review of menu nutrition information in U.S. sit-down chain restaurants found that 96 percent of main entrées exceeded the daily limits for calories, sodium, fat, and saturated fat recommended by the USDA.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD293.html Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

Provides insights into the costs and challenges of providing health care to the elderly population.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120030.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

The availability of junk food does not significantly increase BMI or obesity among a group of fifth-graders even though they are likely to buy junk food.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100129.html Mar 31, 2012 Mar 31, 2012

Post menopausal women living in neighborhoods with higher socioeconomic status and more supermarkets have lower body mass and lower blood pressure.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120028.html Feb 29, 2012 Feb 29, 2012

It's widely assumed that living near fast-food restaurants and convenience stores encourages overconsumption, while supermarkets encourage healthier diets. However, an analysis found no robust link between food environment and consumption in youths, indicating a more complicated relationship than some theories suppose.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120035.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

This study reviews the rationale for developing nutritional performance standards for away-from-home foods in light of limited human capacity to regulate intake or physiologically compensate for a poor diet.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100243.html Nov 30, 2011 Nov 30, 2011

Nearly 40% of a nationally representative cohort of children started kindergarten with a BMI in the top quartile of the growth charts. This proportion increased significantly between 1st and 3rd grades but there was no further increase during middle school.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD287.html Nov 4, 2011 Nov 4, 2011

Three essays each focusing on one topic in economics of health behaviors in China.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100265.html Nov 1, 2011 Nov 1, 2011

This article carries out a secondary data analysis to determine the frequency of anemia in different categories of body mass index (BMI) and the frequency in which obesity and anemia co-occurred in children between 2 and 18 years of age.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR975.html Oct 12, 2011 Oct 12, 2011

The fraction of American youth meeting U.S. Army enlistment standards for weight and body fat has declined markedly. In response, the Army developed a waiver program tied to a fitness test known as the Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength (ARMS) test. Through difference-in-differences estimates and other analytic techniques, the authors examine the program's effect on Army accession and attrition rates.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9508.html Aug 3, 2011 Aug 3, 2011

Summarizes key RAND studies on the causes of obesity, its economic and health consequences, and potential strategies for prevention, including work on health care costs, junk food, food deserts, school meals, and proximity of parks.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100251.html Apr 30, 2011 Apr 30, 2011

<p>The authors assessed the acceptability, feasibility, and outcomes of a school-based intervention to improve drinking water consumption among adolescents.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/04/21/PSR.html Apr 21, 2011 Apr 21, 2011

In terms of healthcare use and chronic health conditions, obesity is comparable to aging 20 years, with the health of a 30 year old resembling that of a 50 year old, writes Roland Sturm.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000178.html Mar 31, 2011 Mar 31, 2011

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110034.html Jan 31, 2011 Jan 31, 2011

Geographic variation in food prices across the US affects youth's consumption of fruit, vegetables and milk; price variation does not seem to affect consumption of fast food or soft drinks, perhaps because consumption is less price sensitive.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110068.html Jan 31, 2011 Jan 31, 2011

Meeting the national recommendation for physical education and recess at school can help prevent obesity in children.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100133.html Jan 31, 2011 Jan 31, 2011

This project developed and designed Students for Nutrition and eXercise (SNaX), an intervention aimed at translating school obesity-prevention policies into practice with peer advocacy of healthy eating and school cafeteria changes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100286.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011

This study sheds light on the physiological and social nature of the relationship between early adult body weight and women's childbearing experiences by examining whether the consequences of early adult weight for lifetime childbearing are shaped by historical social context, women's social characteristics, and their ability to marry.