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Overweight exceeds underweight among women in most developing countries

Author(s) -

Michelle A. Méndez,

Carlos Augusto Monteiro,

Barry M. Popkin

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/81.3.714

Subject(s) - overweight , underweight , socioeconomic status , medicine , body mass index , urbanization , rural area , malnutrition , demography , per capita , environmental health , developing country , cross sectional study , obesity , population , economic growth , economics , endocrinology , pathology , sociology

It is generally believed that overweight is less prevalent than undernutrition in the developing world, particularly in rural areas, and that it is concentrated in higher socioeconomic status (SES) groups.

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