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affected by overweight and obesity. Leading causes for this development are changes in food consumption and lifestyle patterns …
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determinants with panel data from Indonesia. Over the past 20 years, obesity has increased remarkably in Indonesia across all …Obesity is becoming a serious issue in many developing countries, with negative implications for economic growth and … human wellbeing. While previous micro level studies on obesity have mostly used cross-section data, we analyze trends and …
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Many low income countries are experiencing a “nutrition transition” towards the consumption of more energy-dense, highly processed foods and beverages that are often high in caloric sweeteners, fat and salt. Changing lifestyles and urbanisation have coincided with a ‘retail revolution’,...
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Overweight is an increasing problem in many developing countries, coexisting with underweight and contributing to a … dual burden of malnutrition, sometimes in the same households. We analyze the dual burden phenomenon in Indonesia, using …. In these households, children are often underweight, whereas adults are overweight. The nutrition transition seems to …
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increase in overweight people and obesity. The latest available data indicated that over 40.9% of adults in the region are … overweight compared to 34.6% in 1993. It is well documented that obesity and overweight are one of the main risk factors of non … caused by the obesity endemic for the region. This paper fills this gap by providing a first cost estimate for 42 Asia and …
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overweight, obesity and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). An important driver of overweight and obesity in developing … overweight, obesity and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). An important driver of overweight and obesity in developing …
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