Global impact on human obesity – A robust non-linear panel data analysis

Munir M., Zakaria Z. A., Baig A. A., Mohamad M. B., Arshed N., ALHAJJ R.

Nutrition and Health, 2022 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/02601060221129142
  • Dergi Adı: Nutrition and Health
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, ASSIA, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: global economy, global education, global environment, global health, global nutrition, globesity, information asymmetry, macroeconomic policy, Perceived wellbeing
  • İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Recent studies in economics showed that humans are bounded rational. This being consumers, they are not perfect judges of what matters for the standard of living. While with a marked increase in economic and social wellbeing, there is a consistent rise in obesity levels, especially in the developed world. Thus, this study intends to explore the empirical and socio-economic antecedents of human obesity across countries using six global indexes. Methods: This study used the data of 40 countries between 1975 to 2018 and used the Panel FGLS Regression with the quadratic specification. Findings: The results showed that health and food indicators increase global human obesity, environment and education indicators decrease global human obesity, and economic and social indicators follow an inverted U-shaped pattern in affecting global human obesity. Originality: Previous studies have used infant mortality and life expectancy as the major health indicator in determining the standard of living while overlooking global human obesity as a major deterrent to welfare. This study has provided a holistic assessment of the causes of obesity in global contexts.