Background The persistence of rural-urban disparities in child nutrition outcomes in
develo** countries alongside rapid urbanisation and increasing incidence of child …

We use a set of biomarkers to measure inequality of opportunity (IOp) in the risk of major
chronic conditions in the UK. Applying a direct ex ante IOp approach, we find that …

Background Malnutrition imposes enormous costs resulting from lost investments in human
capital and increased healthcare expenditures. There is a dearth of research focusing on the …

Obesity rates have been increasing over recent decades, causing significant concern
among policy makers. Excess body fat, commonly measured by body mass index, is a major …

Estimating the conditional quantiles of outcome variables of interest is frequent in many
research areas, and quantile regression is foremost among the utilized methods. The …

This paper examines the influence of environmental factors on weight gain and obesity. We
take advantage of a markedly different pattern of obesity between Italy in Spain to undertake …

This paper applies the quantile fixed effects technique in exploring the CO2 environmental
Kuznets curve within two groups of economic development (OECD and non-OECD …

Health inequalities in developed societies are persistent. Arguably, the rising inequalities in
unhealthy lifestyles might underpin these inequality patterns, yet supportive empirical …

This study investigates the factors that may influence the individual's Body Mass Index (BMI)
in the develo** country of Turkey by implementing Quantile Regression (QR) …

Background The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity and their health implications is
a major public health concern worldwide. This study set out to understand the relationship …