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Obesity

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Child Obesity in the United States

  • Tashara Leak
  • Podcasts
  • October 2017
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Childhood obesity

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • September 2017
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Measuring the Effects of SNAP on Obesity

  • Lorenzo Almada
  • Podcasts
  • November 2016
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SNAP Matters: How Food Stamps Affect Health and Well-Being

  • Judi Bartfeld, Craig Gundersen, Timothy Smeeding, and James Ziliak
  • Webinar
  • December 2 2015
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SNAP, Food Security, and Health

  • Judith Bartfeld, Craig Gundersen, Timothy Smeeding, and James Ziliak
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • November 2015
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Local food prices: Effects on child eating patterns, food insecurity, and overweight

  • Taryn W. Morrissey, Alison Jacknowitz, and Katie Vinopal
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • March 2013
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Food Assistance and Children’s Eating Patterns, Food Insecurity, and Overweight: The Influence of Local Food Prices

  • Taryn W. Morrissey, Alison Jacknowitz, and Katie Vinopal
  • Discussion Paper
  • January 2013
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The Neighborhood Food Environment, Food Stamp Program Participation, and Weight-Related Outcomes of Low-Income Women

  • Diane M. Gibson
  • Discussion Paper
  • January 2013
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The Effects of Female Labor Force Participation on Obesity

  • Pedro Gomis-Porqueras, Oscar A. Mitnik, Adrian Peralta-Alva, and Maximilian D. Schmeiser
  • Discussion Paper
  • December 2011

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