The obesity epidemic slows among the middle-aged population in Sweden while the socioeconomic gap widens

The trend of increasing obesity has slowed in this middle-aged Northern Sweden population, but this trend shift occurred primarily among those with high education who live in an urban environment. Greater efforts to combat obesogenic environments are needed and should take socioeconomic and sociocul...

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Published in:Global Health Action
Main Authors: Norberg, Margareta, Lindvall, Kristina, Stenlund, Hans, Lindahl, Bernt
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa 2010
Subjects:
obesity/epidemiology
prevalence
incidence
socioeconomic status
environmental impact
Occupational Health and Environmental Health
Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin
Northern Sweden
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-39336
https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v3i0.5149
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Summary:The trend of increasing obesity has slowed in this middle-aged Northern Sweden population, but this trend shift occurred primarily among those with high education who live in an urban environment. Greater efforts to combat obesogenic environments are needed and should take socioeconomic and sociocultural aspects into account.

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