Income and obesity in an urban poor community: a cross-sectional study

Jo Ann Andoy-Galvan; Halyna Lugova; Sapna S Patil; Yin How Wong; Gul Muhammad Baloch; Adlina Suleiman; Rusli Bin Nordin; Karuthan Chinna

doi:https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.22236.1

doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.22236.1

Income and obesity in an urban poor community: a cross-sectional study

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Volume: 9, Pages: 160 - 160

Published: Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

Background: Recent studies have shown that higher income is associated with a higher risk for subsequent obesity in low- and middle-income countries, while in high-income countries there is a reversal of the association – higher-income individuals have a lower risk of obesity. The concept of being able to afford to overeat is no longer a predictor of obesity in developed countries. In Malaysia, a trend has been...

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Income and obesity in an urban poor community: a cross-sectional study

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doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.22236.1

Published Date

Mar 3, 2020

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F1000Research

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9

Pages

160 - 160

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