Health, wealth, and nature in harmony? a method of moments quantile regression approach to the obesity-income-environment trinity in the G7 panel.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, obesity has transitioned from being an individual health issue to a chronic public health problem that has reached alarming levels worldwide, contributing to numerous fatal diseases. Using the G7 panel over the period 1990-2021, this article estimates the links between economic, environmental, social and dietary behaviors on obesity. In particular, the role of Load Capacity Factor (LCF) as a proxy for environmental quality in the evolution of obesity has not yet been empirically explored. This is also a crucial article in terms of evaluating the linear and non-linear effects of economics on obesity.

Methods

The multiple model of obesity, which incorporates income, environmental quality, unemployment and dietary risk variables, is tested using the

SUBMITTER: Gonenc S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625019 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature