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KMID : 1170320130190030051
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Korean Journal of Health Economics and Policy
2013 Volume.19 No. 3 p.51 ~ p.82
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Effect of Mothers’ Identification on Nutrition Labelling to Children’s Obesity
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Kim Tae-Yang
Han Doo-Bong
Ahn Jeong-Hoon
Lee Sang-Hyeon
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Abstract
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Recently, obesity in children and adolescents has become a major issue all over the world, while there are a few researches about the impacts of parents` behavior on children`s obesity. This research investigates impacts of mothers` identification of nutritional labelling to their children`s obesity. In this study, the 5th National Health Survey conducted in 2011 are used, and propensity score matching is applied to reduce selection bias. The result shows that mother`s identification of nutrition labelling reduces children`s obesity measured by BMI Z Score and waist line.
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KEYWORD
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nutrition labelling system, selection bias, propensity score matching, obesity, BMI Z Score
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