The Effect of Food-Away-from-Home and Food-at-Home Expenditures on Obesity Rates: A State-Level Analysis
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Using state-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we investigate
the effects of household food-away-from-home and food-at-home expenditures on
overweight rates, obesity rates, and combined rates. Our random effects model estimates
suggest that food-away-from-home expenditures are positively related to obesity and
combined rates, while food-at-home expenditures are negatively related to obesity and
combined rates. However, the magnitudes of these effects, while statistically significant, are
relatively small. Both food-at-home and food-away-from-home expenditures do not
significantly influence overweight rates.