Economic analysis of the link between diet quality and health: Evidence from Kosovo

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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2017.08.003" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2017.08.003</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2017.08.003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ehb.2017.08.003</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Economic analysis of the link between diet quality and health: Evidence from Kosovo
Original language description
We analyse the link between diet diversity, (which is a proxy of diet quality) and health outcomes measured by body-mass index (BMI) in a representative sample of Kosovar adults using household expenditure micro-data. Building on a household model of health production we devise a two-stage empirical strategy to estimate the determinants of diet diversity and its effect on BMI. Economic factors and demographic characteristics play an important role in the choice of balanced diets. Results from the BMI analysis support the hypothesis that diet diversity is associated with optimal BMI. One standard deviation increase in diet diversity leads to 2.3% increase in BMI of the underweight individuals and to 1.5% reduction in BMI of the obese individuals. The findings have important implications for food security policies aiming at enhancing the public health in Kosovo.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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