Selected Publications
Xu X., J.N. Variyam, Z. Zhao, and F.J. Chaloupka. 2014. "Relative Food Prices and Obesity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas: 1976-2001," PLoS ONE 9(12): e114707.
Variyam, J.N. 2008. "Do Nutrition Labels Improve Dietary Outcomes?" Health Economics, 17(June): 695-708.
Kuchler, F., E. Golan, J.N. Variyam, and S.R. Crutchfield. 2005. "Obesity Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences," Amber Waves 3(3), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, June.
Variyam, J.N. 2005. Nutrition Labeling in the Food-Away-From-Home Sector: An Economic Assessment, ERR-4, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, April.
Variyam, J.N. 2005. "The Price is Right: Economics and the Rise in Obesity," Amber Waves 3(1), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, February.
Variyam, J.N., and A. Mishra. 2005. "The Well-being of U.S. Farm Workers: A Look at Health," Review of Agricultural Economics 27(3):369-376.
Finkelstein, E., S. French, J.N. Variyam, and P. Haines. 2004. "Pros and Cons of Proposed Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating," American Journal of Preventive Medicine 27(3S):163-171.
Philipson, T., C. Dai, L. Helmchen, and J.N. Variyam. 2004. The Economics of Obesity: A Report on the Workshop Held at the Economic Research Service, E-FAN-04-004, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, May.
Kuchler, F., and J.N. Variyam. 2003. "Mistakes Were Made: Misperception as a Barrier to Reducing Overweight," International Journal of Obesity 27(7):856-861.
Variyam, J.N. 2003. Factors Affecting the Macronutrient Intake of U.S. Adults, TB-1901, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, April.
Lin, B.H., J.N. Variyam, J. Allshouse, and J. Cromartie. 2003. Food and Agricultural Commodity Consumption in the United States: Looking Ahead to 2020, AER-820, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, February.
Blisard, W.N., J.N. Variyam, and J. Cromartie. 2003. Food Expenditures by U.S. Households: Looking Ahead to 2020, AER-821, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, February.
Variyam, J.N. 2003. "Double Impact: Educational Attainment and the Macronutrient Intake of U.S. Adults," in Health, Nutrition, and Food Demand, W.S. Chern, and K. Rickertsen, eds., chapter 4, pp. 53-72. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing.
Variyam, J.N., J.R. Blaylock, and D.M. Smallwood. 2002. "Characterizing the Distribution of Macronutrient Intake Among U.S. Adults: A Quantile Regression Approach," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84(2):454-466.
Variyam, J.N. 2002. "Patterns of Caloric Intakes and Body Mass Index Among U.S. Adults," FoodReview 25(3):16-20, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, December.
Kuchler, F., and J.N. Variyam. 2002. "Misperceptions in Self-Assessed Weight Status Vary Along Demographic Lines," FoodReview 25(3):21-27, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, December.
Variyam, J.N., and E. Golan. 2002. "New Health Information is Reshaping Food Choices," FoodReview 25(1):13-18, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Spring.
Variyam, J.N. 2001. "Overweight Children: Is Parental Nutrition Knowledge a Factor?" FoodReview 24(2):18-22, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, May-August.
Crutchfield, S., F. Kuchler, and J.N. Variyam. 2001. "The Economic Benefits of Nutrition Labeling: A Case Study for Fresh Meat and Poultry Products," Journal of Consumer Policy 24(2):185-207.
Variyam, J.N., Y. Shim, and J.R. Blaylock. 2001. "Consumer Misperceptions of Diet Quality," Journal of Nutrition Education 33(6):314-321.
Kantor, L.S., J.N. Variyam, J. Allshouse, B.H. Lin, and J. Putnam. 2001. "Choose a Variety of Grains Daily, Especially Whole Grains: A Challenge for Consumers," The Journal of Nutrition 131(2S-1):473S-486S, February.
McCullough, M.L., D. Feskanich, M.J. Stampfer, B.A. Rosner, F.B. Hu, D.J. Hunter, J.N. Variyam, G.A. Colditz, and W.C. Willett. 2000. "Adherence to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Risk of Major Chronic Disease in Women," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 72(5):1214-1222, November.
McCullough, M.L., D. Feskanich, E.B. Rimm, E.L. Giovannucci, A. Ascherio, J.N. Variyam, D. Spiegelman, M.J. Stampfer, and W.C. Willett. 2000. "Adherence to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Risk of Major Chronic Disease in Men," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 72(5):1223-1231, November.
Variyam, J.N., J.R. Blaylock, B.H. Lin, K. Ralston, and D.M. Smallwood. 1999. "Mother's Nutrition Knowledge and Children's Dietary Intakes," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 81(2):373-384.