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Rural areas drive increases in global obesity

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  • Barry M. Popkin

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The global rise in the prevalence of obesity has been seen as an urban problem. A large-scale study challenges this view by showing that weight gain in rural areas is the main factor currently driving the obesity epidemic.

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  • Barry M. Popkin, 2019. "Rural areas drive increases in global obesity," Nature, Nature, vol. 569(7755), pages 200-201, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:569:y:2019:i:7755:d:10.1038_d41586-019-01182-x
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01182-x
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    1. Bonnet, Céline & Détang-Dessendre, Cécile & Orozco, Valérie & Rouvière, Elodie, 2022. "Spatial spillovers, living environment and obesity in France: Evidence from a spatial econometric framework," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 305(C).
    2. Prabhu Pingali & Mathew Abraham, 2022. "Food systems transformation in Asia – A brief economic history," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(6), pages 895-910, November.
    3. Kushitor, SB & Colecraft, EK, 2023. "Development Of A Facilitator Guide For Nutrition Education On Overweight And Obesity In The Eastern Region Of Ghana," African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), vol. 23(1), January.
    4. Westbury, Susannah & Oyebode, Oyinlola & VanRens. Thijs & Barber, Thomas M, 2023. "Obesity Stigma : Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 1452, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
    5. Esperanza Arnés & Marta Astier, 2019. "Handmade Comal Tortillas in Michoacán: Traditional Practices along the Rural-Urban Gradient," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-18, September.

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    Obesity; Epidemiology;

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