Rising obesity rates are one of the most challenging public health issues in many emerging economies. The extent to which the nutritional composition of food consumed away from home is behind this rise, and the links with socioeconomic status, is not yet well understood. This paper explores this question by combining a representative restaurant survey that includes detailed information on the nutritional composition of the most widely consumed meals...
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2019/11/22
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS9066
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Obesity and Food away from Home : What Drives the Socioeconomic Gradient in Excess Body Weight ?
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Strupat,Christoph; Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela; Moritz,Laura; Negre Rossignoli,Mario; Vakis,Renos.
Obesity and Food away from Home : What Drives the Socioeconomic Gradient in Excess Body Weight ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9066 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/883261574446634880