Anthropometry in Tarahumara Indian women of reproductive age in northern Mexico: Is overweight becoming a problem?
Photo by Denise Arcoverde. Arareco Lake near Creel, Chihuahua, Mexico.
This is another of the studies in Dr. Joel Monnarez’ PhD research on this group. Despite their isolation and poverty, they are now showing signs that an epidemic of obesity is on the way, at least for the women.
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Filed under: Americas, Maternal nutrition, Mexico, Nutrition, obesity, survey by Ted Greiner |
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