The Effects of Highly Processed Foods on the BMI of Americans
Abstract
I use a Forecasted Average Treatment (FAT) estimator to estimate a counterfactual for the United States BMI before the effect of highly processed food ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup and preservatives, to then compare to the observed BMI after the effect.
Status
Undergraduate
Department
Economics
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
Toledo, Patricia
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The Effects of Highly Processed Foods on the BMI of Americans
I use a Forecasted Average Treatment (FAT) estimator to estimate a counterfactual for the United States BMI before the effect of highly processed food ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup and preservatives, to then compare to the observed BMI after the effect.