Early life urban exposure as a risk factor for developing obesity and impaired fasting glucose in later adulthood: Results from two cohorts in Thailand

• Main Authors: Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Anawat Wisetborisut, Kittipan Rerkasem, Sam Ang Seubsman, Adrian Sleigh, Pat Doyle, Dorothea Nitsch
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84941620088&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/44183
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Angkurawaranon et al. Background: Obesity and obesity related conditions, driven by processes such as urbanization and globalization, are contributing to pronounced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in developing countries. There is limited evidence on the influence of living in an urban...