nber working paper series fast food restaurant advertising on television and its influence childhood obesity shin yi chou inas rashad michael grossman 11879 http www org papers w11879 national bureau of economic research 1050 massachusetts avenue cambridge ma 02138 december 2005 for this was supported by grant number 1r01 dk54826 from the institute diabetes digestive kidney diseases to preliminary versions were presented at fifth world congress international health economics association 2004 eastern conference southern chinese economists society convention seminars lehigh university centers disease control prevention we wish thank participants in these conferences helpful comments suggestions has not undergone review accorded official publications particular it been submitted approval board directors any opinions expressed are those authors niddkd or views herein author s do necessarily reflect