Spatial spillovers, living environment and obesity in France: Evidence from a spatial econometric framework

Céline Bonnet, Cecile Detang-Dessendre, Valérie Orozco () and Elodie Rouviere ()
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Céline Bonnet: TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Elodie Rouviere: SADAPT - Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: In 2019, obesity affected 17% of French adults. In this article, we use a unique data set that combines individual-level health and consumption data with living environment data (food, sports and health amenities). We develop a spatial econometric framework to address French health disparities in obesity prevalence across space. We find that regulations on fast food restaurant locations could be a policy instrument to counter the prevalence of obesity. We also establish the existence of spatial spillovers of sports and medical amenities on obesity. This new evidence points to the need to consider a wider context than just the immediate local environment in the fight against the obesity pandemic.

Keywords: Health inequalities; Spatial patterns; Living environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-07
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Published in Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 305, pp.114999. ⟨10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114999⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114999

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