Why are people in poorer countries obese?

These developments promise to widen the health disparities between rich and poor and further burden already overwhelmed health care systems in the developing world. “Poor people and poor countries are the most vulnerable victims of the emerging epidemic of noncommunicable diseases related to obesity,” says Dr. read more

It all depends on the diet, if I take the example of my native place, Goa, India, our staple diet is rice and fish. While fish is expensive, rice is not. read more

Each exhibits a significant misunderstanding. And none of them identify the real reason why modern poverty is so closely correlated with obesity. The Real Reason Why Poor People Are Fat. Professor and obesity researcher, Dr. Adam Drewnowski set out to determine why income is the most reliable predictor of obesity in the U.S. read more

In 2008, the figures were 904 million in developing countries, where most of the world's people live, compared with 557 million in industrialised nations. "The growing rates of overweight and obesity in developing countries are alarming," said the report's author, ODI research fellow Steve Wiggins. read more