BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically in most countries of the
world, and the economic consequences of obesity are not well understood. METHODS We …

Multicomponent community‐based obesity prevention interventions that engage multiple
sectors have shown promise in preventing obesity in childhood; however, economic …

This paper is the first to use the method of instrumental variables to estimate the impact of
obesity and severe obesity in youth. on US medical care costs. We examine data from the …

Active commuting to and from school has several health implications. Self-reporting is the
most common assessment tool, but there is a high heterogeneity of questionnaires in the …

Estimates of the marginal effect of measures of adiposity such as body mass index (BMI) on
healthcare costs are important for the formulation and evaluation of policies targeting …

Investments in innovation activities involve uncertainty. Abandonments of innovative projects
are frequent and can entail great losses. Interorganizational collaboration can help a firm to …

The effect of childhood obesity on medical costs incurred by the Australian Government is
estimated using five waves of panel data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children …

Background: The growing incidence of mortality as a result cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)
is a major public health concern in several developing countries. In Ghana, unhealthy food …

Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to systematically analyse the
association of overweight and obesity with health service utilisation during childhood. Data …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine, from a health funder perspective,
whether a sleep intervention, delivered in infancy, either alone or in combination with food …