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Obesity, BMI, and Diet Quality: How does the South Measure Up?

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Duffy, Patricia
Zizza, Claire
Kinnucan, Henry
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This paper examines regional differences in obesity rates, Body Mass Index (BMI) and dietary quality, using data from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Mobile Examination Center (MEC). For women, BMI and obesity prevalence may be higher in the Deep South states, but the difference is explained by demographic characteristics. Diet quality was found to be lower in the South.

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Paper provided by Southern Agricultural Economics Association in its series 2009 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia with number 46558.

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Keywords: obesity; diet quality; food insecurity; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; I10; I30;

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