Does obesity create a relative sense of excess poverty?
Since according to twin studies, approximately 80% of obesity emanates from genetic factors, research findings stress the need to educate the public against prejudices on the grounds of obesity. In particular, our study seeks to evoke awareness among potential employers, which, in turn, might motivate avoidance of, or at least reduction in, an implicit wage penalty against obese women.
Authors
- Yuval Arbel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4365-6280)
- Miryam Kerner
- Yifat Arbel
- Amichai Kerner
Institutions
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- Western Galilee College (IL)
- Emek Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1480365
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00