Research from Emory University, U.S., yields new obesity data

Study 1: Investigators publish new data in the report "Country development and the association between parity and overweight." According to recent research from the United States, "Parity is associated with overweight and obesity in developed countries and has been related to maternal depletion in poor developing countries. However, the literature from developing countries is limited and may not represent current stages of development."

"We analyzed data from 50 Demographic and Reproductive Health Surveys conducted between 1992 and 2003. We examined the association between parity...

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