Thursday, April 15 / 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM   •   Cumberland G

Session 45:
Social Determinants and Consequences of Body Weight

Chair: Gladys M. Martinez, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC
Discussant: Cynthia Ogden, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC

  1. Distribution of Malnutrition in India; Effects of Socio-Economic Characteristics and Economic Development on Being Underweight and Overweight • Arnab Mukherji, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore ; Divya Rajaraman, St John's Research Institute ; Hema Swaminathan, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  2. Obesity by Length of Residence among Mexican-Origin Adults in the U.S. • Anne Driscoll, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC

  3. Educational Differences in Excess Body Weight: A Closer Look • Yan Yu, Australian National University

  4. Social Network and Weight Misperception among Adolescents • Mir Ali, University of Toledo ; Aliaksandr Amialchuk, University of Toledo ; Franceso Renna, Univeristy of Akron

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