Does obesity Kuznets curve exist in developing economies? Evidence from 38 African countries based on heterogeneous panel data analysis on income-level classification

• Main Authors: Hao Chen (Author), Samuel Atingabili (Author), Isaac Adjei Mensah (Author), Akoto Yaw Omari-Sasu (Author), Evelyn Agba Tackie (Author), Francisca Arboh (Author), Bertha Ada Danso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionThe global pandemic disease known as the obesity epidemic has spread throughout the planet. Particularly, Africa is facing a growing problem of obesity, and the trend is rising. This is a result of a ticking time bomb. Given the claim that multiple socio-economic factors significantly af...