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Why educated Kenyan women are more obese than dropouts

An overweight woman trying to fasten trousers.

Medical experts are puzzled over increasing obesity among highly educated women in Kenya and other poor countries.

Data shows that women, especially those with higher education, are at greater risk of obesity compared to those with lower education or none at all. This is in contrast with developed countries where obesity is highest in less-educated women compared to those with the highest education.

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