Socioeconomic status and obesity in Cairo, Egypt: A heavy burden for all

• Main Authors: Mona Mowafi (Author), Zeinab Khadr (Author), Ichiro Kawachi (Author), S.V. Subramanian (Author), Allan Hill (Author), Gary G. Bennett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Studies have generally shown a positive association between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity in low-income countries, but few have tested this relationship in the Middle East where obesity prevalence is extraordinarily high and the nutrition profile more closely resembles developed world conte...