NME’s weekly science dose (Sep 20 – 26)
The warning bells for obesity may have been ringing in the West for a while now, but they are quickly moving to the developing world. The Middle East and North Africa have one of the fastest growing rates of obesity in the world. While the epidemic is widespread between men, women and children, it would appear that women are disproportionately affected, with some countries in the region showing double the rate of obesity in women than in men. Read more
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