Socioeconomic Perspective on Obesity and Related Health Problems

Recent Publications:

Nie, P., Ding, L., Sousa-Poza, A., Leon, A.A., Xue, H., Jia, P., Wang, L., Wang, Y.
Inequality of weight status in urban Cuba: 2001–2010
(2021) Population Health Metrics, 19 (1), art. no. 24, .
DOI: 10.1186/s12963-021-00251-6

Woldetensay, Y.K., Belachew, T., Ghosh, S., Kantelhardt, E.J., Biesalski, H.K., Scherbaum, V.
The effect of maternal depressive symptoms on infant feeding practices in rural Ethiopia: community based birth cohort study
(2021) International Breastfeeding Journal, 16 (1), art. no. 27, .
DOI: 10.1186/s13006-021-00375-3 

Nie, P., Li, Y., Zhang, N., Sun, X., Xin, B., Wang, Y.
The change and correlates of healthy ageing among Chinese older adults: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study
(2021) BMC Geriatrics, 21 (1), art. no. 78, .
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02026-y

Abou-Rizk, J., Jeremias, T., Nasreddine, L., Jomaa, L., Hwalla, N., Tamim, H., Frank, J., Scherbaum, V.
Anemia and nutritional status of syrian refugee mothers and their children under five years in greater Beirut, Lebanon
(2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (13), art. no. 6894, .
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136894

Gowele, V.F., Kinabo, J., Jumbe, T., Rybak, C., Stuetz, W.
High prevalence of stunting and anaemia is associated with multiple micronutrient deficiencies in school children of small-scale farmers from Chamwino and Kilosa districts, Tanzania
(2021) Nutrients, 13 (5), art. no. 1576, .
DOI: 10.3390/nu13051576

Muunda, E., Mtimet, N., Schneider, F., Wanyoike, F., Dominguez-Salas, P., Alonso, S.
Could the new dairy policy affect milk allocation to infants in Kenya? A best-worst scaling approach
(2021) Food Policy, 101, art. no. 102043, .
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102043 

Engelmann, G., Marsall, M., Skoda, E.-M., Knoll-Pientka, N., Bäuerle, L., Stroebele-Benschop, N., Teufel, M., Bäuerle, A.
Development and validation of the general dietary behavior inventory (Gdbi) in scope of international nutrition guidelines
(2021) Nutrients, 13 (4), art. no. 1328
DOI: 10.3390/nu13041328

Otterbach, S., Oskorouchi, H.R., Rogan, M., Qaim, M.
Using Google data to measure the role of Big Food and fast food in South Africa's obesity epidemic
(2021) World Development, 140, art. no. 105368
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105368

Baldanzi, A., Bucci, A., Prettner, K.
CHILDREN'S HEALTH, HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, and R&D-BASED ECONOMIC GROWTH
(2021) Macroeconomic Dynamics, 25 (3), pp. 651-668.
DOI: 10.1017/S136510051900035X

Sariyev, O., Loos, T.K., Khor, L.Y.
Intra-household decision-making, production diversity, and dietary quality: a panel data analysis of Ethiopian rural households
(2021) Food Security, 13 (1), pp. 181-197.
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-020-01098-9

Wei, J., Wu, Y., Zheng, J., Nie, P., Jia, P., Wang, Y.
Neighborhood sidewalk access and childhood obesity
(2021) Obesity Reviews, 22 (S1), art. no. e13057, .
DOI: 10.1111/obr.13057 

Simmet, A., Stroebele-Benschop, N.
Food Bank Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany
(2021) Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, .
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2021.1943590

Nie, P., Li, Q., Cohen, A.A., Sousa-Poza, A.
In search of China’s income-health gradient: a biomarker-based analysis
(2021) Applied Economics, .
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2021.1927962

Bloom, D.E., Kuhn, M., Prettner, K.
The contribution of female health to economic development
(2021) Economic Journal, 130 (630), pp. 1650-1677.
DOI: 10.1093/EJ/UEAA061

Oskorouchi, H.R., Sousa-Poza, A.
Floods, food security, and coping strategies: Evidence from Afghanistan
(2021) Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom), 52 (1), pp. 123-140.
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12610

den Boer, A.C.L., Kok, K.P.W., Gill, M., Breda, J., Cahill, J., Callenius, C., Caron, P., Damianova, Z., Gurinovic, M., Lähteenmäki, L., Lang, T., Sonnino, R., Verburg, G., Westhoek, H., Cesuroglu, T., Regeer, B.J., Broerse, J.E.W.
Research and innovation as a catalyst for food system transformation
(2021) Trends in Food Science and Technology, 107, pp. 150-156.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.09.021

Stroebele-Benschop, N., Wolf, K., Palmer, K., Kelley, C.J., Jilcott Pitts, S.B.
Comparison of food and beverage products' availability, variety, price and quality in German and US supermarkets
(2020) Public Health Nutrition, 23 (18), pp. 3387-3393.
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002645 

Bahru, B.A., Jebena, M.G., Birner, R., Zeller, M.
Impact of Ethiopia's productive safety net program on household food security and child nutrition: A marginal structural modeling approach
(2020) SSM - Population Health, 12, art. no. 100660, .
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100660