Trade openness and the obesity epidemic: a cross-national study of 175 countries during 1975-2016.

CONCLUSIONS: Trade openness was positively associated with country obesity prevalence, and its influence concentrated among developing nations. Policy makers should closely monitor the evolution in obesity rate during trade liberalization and nutrition transition to minimize its negative impact on weight-related population health. PMID: 31399309 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of Epidemiology - July 11, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Authors: An R, Guan C, Liu J, Chen N, Clarke C Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: research