Trends in overweight and obesity in Lebanon: evidence from two national cross-sectional surveys (1997 and 2009)

• Main Authors: Nasreddine Lara (Author), Naja Farah (Author), Chamieh Marie (Author), Adra Nada (Author), Sibai Abla-Mehio (Author), Hwalla Nahla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Even though the obesity epidemic continues to grow in various parts of the world, recent reports have highlighted disparities in obesity trends across countries. There is little empirical evidence on the development and growth of obe...