Research
Macro partitioning
Women's empowerment is positively associated with increased BMI, particularly in high-income countries.
As women gain more social and economic empowerment, there may be an increase in obesity rates due to lifestyle changes. Policymakers should ensure that healthy food options are accessible and convenient for working women.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Women's empowerment predicted a 0.55 kg/m2 increase in BMI per unit change in independent variable (moving from 0 to 1) adjusting for all other factors... the effect of women's empowerment was greater in high-income countries.
Why this rating
Statistically significant finding across multiple models.
Source
What is driving global obesity trends? Globalization or “modernization”?
Ashley Fox et al. · Globalization and Health · 2019
cross_sectional · n=190Cited 218×
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