March 8, 2002

Obesity Problem Swells Worldwide

By LILA GUTERMAN

Researchers find explosive increase in body weight in developing countries

Many people think of obesity as a Western problem, a disease of affluence. But

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some researchers have found that people around the world are getting fatter, including those in developing

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