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Financial health and obesity
Alessandra Guariglia1, Mark Monahan2, Karen Pickering3
1Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, University House, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TY, UK.
Abstract:
We use individual-level panel data from the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing over the period 2004-2013 to investigate the links between financial health and obesity. We find that having no debt (high savings) is associated with a 3.6 (1.6) percentage point lower probability of having a Body Mass Index in excess of 30. Our results are robust to using different estimation methods, to measuring financial health with a subjective indicator, and adiposity with waist circumference. A lower rate of time preference and lower stress levels may be mechanisms which help to explain the association between good financial health and obesity.
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