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ProfessorFrancoSassi

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Professor of International Health Policy and Economics
 
 
 
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Assistant

 

Mrs Lorraine Sheehy +44 (0)20 7594 9173

 
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Location

 

413aCity and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Devaux:2011,
author = {Devaux, M and Sassi, F and Church, J and Cecchini, M and Borgonovi, F},
journal = {OECD Journal: Economic Studies},
pages = {121--159},
title = {Exploring the relationship between education and obesity},
year = {2011}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - An epidemic of obesity has been developing in virtually all OECD countries over the last 30 years. Existing evidence provides a strong suggestion that such an epidemic has affected certain social groups more than others. In particular, a better education appears to be associated with a lower likelihood of obesity, especially among women. This paper sheds light on the nature and the strength of the correlation between education and obesity. Analyses of health survey data from Australia, Canada, England, and Korea were undertaken with the aim of exploring this relationship. Social gradients in obesity were assessed across the entire education spectrum, overall and in different population sub-groups. Furthermore, investigations testing for mediation effects and for the causal nature of the links observed were undertaken to better understand the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between education and obesity. © OECD 2011.
AU  - Devaux,M
AU  - Sassi,F
AU  - Church,J
AU  - Cecchini,M
AU  - Borgonovi,F
EP  - 159
PY  - 2011///
SN  - 1995-2848
SP  - 121
TI  - Exploring the relationship between education and obesity
T2  - OECD Journal: Economic Studies
ER  -
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