Unequal weight: equity oriented policy responses to the global obesity epidemic

Chopra, Mickey; Satcher, David; Friel, Sharon

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Unequal weight: equity oriented policy responses to the global obesity epidemic

Date

2007-12-13

Authors

Chopra, Mickey

Satcher, David

Friel, Sharon

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

Abstract

Obesity is a global problem, unequally distributed between and within countries. In affluent societies excess weight is more common among socially disadvantaged groups, but the inverse is true in low income countries