Improved Wealth, Culture Linked To Obesity
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 11:20
in Health & Medicine
It seems obvious that when a culture can eat more than it needs to survive, many people will.. When even the poorest people can afford to be fat, they are happy.Researchers from Rice University and the University of Colorado did an analysis of survey results and found that while growth of developing countries may improve conditions such as malnutrition and infectious disease, it may also increase obesity among people with lower socio-economic status. This troubles them, though it is unclear why. Being fat is better than starving. read more