Data shows that women, especially those with higher education, are at greater risk of obesity compared to those with lower education or none at all. This is in contrast with developed countries where obesity is highest in less-educated women compared to those with the highest education. The study by the University of Missouri, US, on about one million women from 34 low-income nations shows similar trends in neighbouring countries, with almost a third of highest educated women in Tanzania and Zimbabwe obese. “We found that highly educated women living in low-income countries are 5.12 times more likely to be obese than uneducated women,” said the Missouri varsity study led by Dr Cynthia Tang. “Higher education may provide job opportunities that are less manual labor-intensive and therefore, less energy expenditure is required,” wrote Tiang.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2021 21:00 UTC