A growth model of weight preferences, food consumption and public policy [PDF]
, 2013 Copyright @ 2013 Brunel University.In this paper we unify existing theories and empirical evidence on the origins of obesity and examine the e¤ects of scal policy on the dynamic evolution of weight. We build a dynamic general equilibrium growth model,
Dioikitopoulos, E +2 more
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Engineering Immune Cell to Counteract Aging and Aging‐Associated Diseases
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This review highlights a paradigm shift in which advanced immune cell therapies, initially developed for cancer, are now being harnessed to combat aging. By engineering immune cells to selectively clear senescent cells and remodel pro‐inflammatory tissue microenvironments, these strategies offer a novel and powerful approach to delay age‐related ...
Jianhua Guo +5 more
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The Effects of Polyphenol Supplementation in Addition to Calorie Restricted Diets and/or Physical Activity on Body Composition Parameters: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials [PDF]
, 2020 Fjorida Llaha, Raúl Zamora‐Ros
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Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse +2 more
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Calorie Restriction Extends Life Span— But Which Calories?
PLoS Medicine, 2005 Heilbronn and Ravussin discuss the findings and implications of a study in PLoS Biology of caloric restriction in fruit flies. Are there implications for humans?
Heilbronn, L., Ravussin, E.
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Food Calorie Intake under Grain Price Uncertainty: Evidence from Rural Nepal [PDF]
This study evaluates the effects of grain output price uncertainty on the farm income of rural households and, consequently, how this uncertainty influences caloric intake through changes in farm income.
Fang, Cheng +2 more
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Effect Differences of Omega‐3 Fatty Acids From Plant Oil and Fish Oil on Human Health
AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.Omega‐3 fatty acids in plant oil is no less than fish oil on human health. ALA in plant oil takes directly healthy effects without conversion to DHA and EPA. Plant oil can be substitutes for fish oil to support partial ω‐3 fatty acids. For people who cannot afford fish oil, plant oil is also good for public health.
Mengxue Fang +3 more
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Income and Price Elasticities of Food Demand and Nutrient Consumption in Malawi [PDF]
Widespread malnutrition in developing countries calls for appropriate interventions, presupposing good knowledge about the nutritional impacts of policies. Little previous work has been carried out in this direction. We present a comprehensive analytical
Ecker, Olivier, Qaim, Matin
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CaloriNet: From silhouettes to calorie estimation in private environments [PDF]
, 2018 We propose a novel deep fusion architecture, CaloriNet, for the online estimation of energy expenditure for free living monitoring in private environments, where RGB data is discarded and replaced by silhouettes.
Burghardt, Tilo +5 more
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Marketers’ Use Of Alternative Front-Of-Package Nutrition Symbols: An Examination Of Effects On Product Evaluations [PDF]
, 2017 How front-of-package (FOP) nutrition icon systems affect product evaluations for more and less healthful objective nutrition profiles is a critical question facing food marketers, consumers, and the public health community.
Andrews, J. Craig +4 more
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