"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many more women around the world are overweight than underfed, even in poor countries and rural areas, according to a report published on Tuesday...
...Overall, 32 percent of urban women in 36 countries were overweight compared to 9 percent of rural women who were underweight, the study found.
...In the developed world, many more women are overweight. In the United States more than 60 percent of women are overweight and 33 percent are obese, and thus at serious risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and some cancers. "
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