摘要：Background Less developed countries are increasingly afflicted with over–nutrition, and the escalating overweight prevalence has become a global problem. However, a problem as global as this may not be amenable to a general set of remedial interventions applicable to all countries. Methods I use data from various sources, including the World Health Organization and the World Bank, to test the association of over- weight prevalence with economic, social, and demographic indica- tors. I then split the countries up by human development index to investigate to what extent these associations vary between develop- ment levels.
