Upon arrival in a host country, immigrants often have lower obesity rates (as measured for instance by BMI-body mass index) than their native counterparts do, but these rates converge over time. In light of the worldwide obesity epidemic and the flow of immigrants into host countries with higher...

The Economics of Non-Communicable Diseases in Indonesia provides new data on the economic burden of NCDs in the country, and puts it in perspective by drawing a comparison with India and China.With this new addition to the series on the economics of NCDs, the World Economic Forum aims to advance...