https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/365610
標題: | Mother's nutritional label use and children's body weight | 作者: | HUNG-HAO CHANG Nayga, R.M. |
關鍵字: | Children's body mass index; Nutritional label use; Overweight; Semiparametric method; Taiwan | 公開日期: | 2011 | 卷: | 36 | 期: | 2 | 起(迄)頁: | 171-178 | 來源出版物: | Food Policy | 摘要: | In spite of a growing body of literature studying the determinants of children's obesity, relatively little is known about the association between parental nutritional label use and children's body weight. To bridge this gap, this study examines the effect of mother's nutritional label use on children's body mass index and overweight. Using data from the 2001 National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan, a two-stage econometric model is proposed and estimated with a semiparametric method. Results indicate that mother's nutritional label use leads to lower probability of children becoming overweight or obese, and a non-linear relationship between mother's nutritional label use and children's BMI is evident. For mothers who seldom use nutritional labels, label use does not lead to a reduction in children's BMI. In contrast, for mothers who are frequent nutritional label users, label use contributes negatively to children's BMI. However, the magnitudes of these effects are relatively small, suggesting that additional instruments or policies are needed if further reduction in children's body mass index is desired. ? 2010 Elsevier Ltd. |
URI: | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952314665&partnerID=MN8TOARS http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/365610 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.10.007 | SDG/關鍵字: | child health; health care; health survey; nutritional requirement; obesity; weight; Taiwan |
顯示於: | 農業經濟學系 |
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