Abstract
In this paper, I investigate potential environmental and
demographic factors that may be
contributing to the obesity epidemic. I specifically focus on the
effects of food away from home
(FAFH) expenditure, as well as the effects of restaurant density
(both fast food and full-service),
on obesity rates in a given area. Using county-level data, my
results suggest that FAFH
expenditure is positively related to obesity rates. For restaurant
density, my model predicts that
the number of fast food restaurants per capita is positively
correlated with obesity, but that the
number of full-service restaurants per capita may be negatively
correlated with obesity.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Background Literature
3. Conceptual and Empirical Model
4. Data
5. Results
6. Conclusion, Limitations, and Future Research
7. References
8. Table 1
9. Table 2
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