Alvin P. Cohen|Madhukar Rai|David H. Rehkopf|Barbara Abrams
Educational attainment and obesity: a systematic review
Berkeley Public Health Division|University of California, Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley|Stanford University|Berkeley Public Health Division|University of California, Berkeley
summary although previous systematic reviews considered relationship socioeconomic status obesity almost 200 peerreviewed articles published since last review topic paper focuses specifically education different implications authors systematically review peerreviewed literature around world considering association educational attainment obesity databases public health medicine education psychology economics social sciences searched articles published e nglish f rench p ortuguese panish included paper includes 289 articles report 410 populations 91 countries relationship educational attainment obesity modified gender countrys economic development level inverse association common studies higherincome countries positive association common lowerincome countries stronger social patterning among women relatively studies reported lowerincome countries controlled comprehensive set potential confounding variables andor attempted assess causality use quasiexperimental designs future research address gaps understand relationship educational attainment obesity may causal thus supporting education policy tool obesity prevention