The nutrition transition: worldwide obesity dynamics and their determinants.

B M PopkinP Gordon-Larsen

Published in: International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2005)

The paper shows that changes are occurring at great speed and at earlier stages of the economic and social development of each country. The burden of obesity is shifting towards the poor.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
healthcare
physical activity
mental health
adipose tissue
risk factors
body mass index
life cycle