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

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Economics &amp; Human Biology

ISSN

1570-677X

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

27

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

Part A

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

261-274

Kód UT WoS článku

000414878700020

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85029500636