The results of studies on the relationship between unemployment and body weight show a positive relationship between BMI and unemployment at the individual level, while aggregate unemployment is negatively related to a populations BMI.
Niðurstöður rannsókna á sambandi milli atvinnuleysis og líkamsþyngdar á einstaklingsgrunni sýna jákvætt samband þar á milli. Hins vegar eru neikvæð tengsl á milli heildaratvinnuleysis og þyngdar samfélaga.