Obesity Epidemiology
Research from University of Oxford has provided new information about obesity epidemiology
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 2nd, 2007
Research findings, "Gender differentials of abdominal obesity among the adults in the district of Colombo, Sri Lanka," are discussed in a new report. In this recent article published in the journal Preventive Medicine, scientists in Headington, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To assess the gender-specific prevalence and determinants of abdominal obesity (AO) within the population and lifestyle diversity of an urban district in Sri Lanka. Prevalence of AO (defined by waist circumference) was estimated in a cross-sectional study of 1400 adults aged 20-64, residing in the district of Colombo in 2004."
"Demographic, socio-economic and lifestyle factors were...
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