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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.
Recent data from 14,000 women in Kenya shows those with a college education or higher are almost three times likely to be obese compared to primary school graduates or those with no education. The study found five per cent of women with no education were obese, eight per cent of those with primary schooling, 9.5 per cent in those with secondary education, but 18.5 per cent in college or higher graduates.
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