Economic downturn will worsen obesity epidemic

August 7, 2009
Economic downturn will worsen obesity epidemic Levels of debt have been associated with an increased risk of being fat. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health blame the trend on the high price of healthy food, and a tendency for people worried by debt to comfort eat.

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