Friday, March 18, 2005

Number of overweight women in developing countries is increasing

Number of overweight women in developing countries is increasing -- Dobson 330 (7492): 620 -- BMJ

Most developing countries now have more overweight than underweight women. Numbers of overweight women are increasing at an alarming rate, a new report based on data for women younger than 50 in 36 developing countries has found (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005;81:714-21).
In 10 countries, more than half of the women living in urban areas are overweight (body mass index of 25 or more), according to the report. In 18 of the countries, more than a fifth of rural women were also overweight.....
(referred by Marcelo Gustavo Colominas [mgcolominas@hotmail.com])

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