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Economic development is a primary factor contributing to rising obesity rates in developing countries. (Shutterstock)

Economic development in sub‑Saharan Africa is linked to increasing obesity rates in women

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, University of Guelph; Edward Martey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Justice Moses K. Aheto, University of Ghana

Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a continent just grappling with hunger and starvation — it is now also dealing with obesity and overweight.

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