Body Weight Outcomes and Food Expenditures Among Older Europeans: A simultaneous equation approach
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We analyze the inter-relationships between body weight outcomes and food expenditures among older
Europeans using a simultaneous equation model. Several statistical tests were conducted to assess endogeneity of selected
variables, the exogeneity, relevance, and validity of instruments used, and the identification of the model. Our results
generally suggest, contrary to normative views, that food-away-from-home expenditure is negatively related to body mass
index (BMI). BMI is negatively related to the percentage of food spent away from home.