Fast-food consumption and body weight. Evidence from the UK |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Political Science, University of Perugia, Via A. Pascoli 20, 06123 Perugia, Italy;2. Department of Medical and Surgery Specialities and Public Health, Division of Public Health, University of Perugia, Italy;1. Tilburg University, Department of Economics, The Netherlands;2. Utrecht University, The Netherlands;1. School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom;2. Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria;3. Graduate School, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom;4. David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom;1. Departament of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Brazil;2. Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, King''s College London, United Kingdom;3. Vrije University Amsterdam, Section Health and Life, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;4. School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This work examines the role of fast-food consumption on body weight in the United Kingdom, by means of two recent waves from the British Household Panel Survey. We use quantile regression to examine whether increases in consumption of this unhealthy food category affect differently individuals located at selected quantiles of the body mass index distribution. Our results support some findings in the literature, but also point to new conclusions. Quantile regression estimates suggest that fast-food consumption affects individuals with higher body mass index more heavily, especially women. Irrespective of gender, we also find a negative and significant correlation between the price of take-away meals and snacks and weight. Some policy implications are discussed on the basis of our main results. |
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| Keywords: | Body mass index Overweight and obesity Quantile regression Fast-food Take-away meals |
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