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The weight of culture: Societal individualism and flexibility explain large global variations in obesity

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  • Akaliyski, Plamen
  • Minkov, Michael
  • Li, Jianghong
  • Bond, Michael Harris
  • Gehrig, Stefan

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Obesity rates have been rising steeply across the globe in recent decades, posing a major threat to global human health. Despite this almost universal increase, differences between countries remain striking, even among equally developed societies.

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  • Akaliyski, Plamen & Minkov, Michael & Li, Jianghong & Bond, Michael Harris & Gehrig, Stefan, 2022. "The weight of culture: Societal individualism and flexibility explain large global variations in obesity," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 307(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:307:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622004737
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115167
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