Obesity epidemic threatens health of all social groups equally, Swedish study finds

It is often assumed that those on low incomes and with low levels of education are overly represented in the major increase in obesity of recent decades. New research from Sweden shows that obesity is increasing across all social groups and that we need to look at factors other than socioeconomic status to understand and solve one of the major public health concerns of the Western world.

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