Educational attainment and obesity: a systematic review

AK Cohen, M Rai, DH Rehkopf, B Abrams - Obesity reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Although previous systematic reviews considered the relationship between socioeconomic
status and obesity, almost 200 peer‐reviewed articles have been published since the last …

Obesity, income and gender: the changing global relationship

H Ameye, J Swinnen - Global Food Security, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity is considered one of the major health concerns of the 21st century and is frequently
associated with economic development. This paper reviews evidence on internal (within …

[图书][B] European nutrition and health report 2009

I Elmadfa - 2009 - books.google.com
The main objective of the report at hand was to gather available and authorized data, both
published and unpublished, on the nutrition and health situation in the countries of the …

Self-efficacy for healthy eating and peer support for unhealthy eating are associated with adolescents' food intake patterns

A Fitzgerald, C Heary, C Kelly, E Nixon, M Shevlin - Appetite, 2013 - Elsevier
Adolescence, with its change in dietary habits, is likely to be a vulnerable period in the onset
of obesity. It is considered that peers have an important role to play on adolescents' diet …

[HTML][HTML] Weight of nations: a socioeconomic analysis of women in low-to middle-income countries

SV Subramanian, JM Perkins, E Özaltin… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: The increasing trend in body mass index (BMI) and overweight in rapidly
developing economies is well recognized. Objective: We assessed the association between …

[HTML][HTML] Marital status and educational level associated to obesity in Greek adults: data from the National Epidemiological Survey

T Tzotzas, G Vlahavas, SK Papadopoulou… - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Background Obesity is an important public health issue and its prevalence is reaching
epidemic proportions in both developed and developing countries. The aim of the present …

[HTML][HTML] Social inequalities in obesity persist in the Nordic region despite its relative affluence and equity

M Magnusson, TIA Sørensen, S Olafsdottir… - Current obesity …, 2014 - Springer
Social inequalities in overweight and obesity (OWOB) have persisted in the affluent and
reputedly egalitarian Nordic countries. In this review we examine associations between …

[HTML][HTML] Do associations between education and obesity vary depending on the measure of obesity used? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

R Witkam, JM Gwinnutt, J Humphreys, J Gandrup… - SSM-population …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Consistent evidence suggests a relationship between lower educational
attainment and total obesity defined using body mass index (BMI); however, a comparison of …

The effect of physical activity on adult obesity: Evidence from the Canadian NPHS panel

S Sarma, GS Zaric, MK Campbell, J Gilliland - Economics & Human Biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Although physical activity has been considered as an important modifiable risk factor for
obesity, the empirical evidence on the relationship between physical activity and obesity is …

The mediating role of exercise behaviour on satisfaction with life, mental well-being and BMI among university employees

KN Zayed, MD Ahmed, RL Van Niekerk… - Cogent …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Health is one of our greatest assets, yet we often neglect our physical health.
According to the WHO, the obesity epidemic is of global concern. This article aimed to …