and obesity. However, there may be important international differences in the strength and direction of this relationship … overweight and obesity across Europe, and to explore the contribution of level of socio-economic development to cross … measure educational inequalities in overweight and obesity, based on BMI. Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was used as …

This study investigates the relation between early life conditions and adult obesity in France, using a rich data set …, after controlling for current socio-demographic characteristics, a relation was found between obesity and the following … highlight a definite gender pattern, with a strong association between early disadvantage and obesity in women, but not in men …