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Shimokawa, Satoru; Pinstrup-Andersen, Per. |
This paper investigates the relationship between the emerging coexistence of under and overweight and changes in socioeconomic conditions associated with economic growth in China during 1991-2000. Our key questions are: (1) whether any socioeconomic factor explains both increasing overweight and remaining underweight, (2) whether China's continuing economic growth leads to further increase in the prevalence of overweight, and (3) whether China's economic growth alone can lead to commensurate decrease in its remaining underweight. We find that changes in the pattern of job-related activity could partly explain both remaining underweight and increasing overweight, while overall income growth contributes to reducing both under and overweight. The effects of... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21334 |
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