In partnership with the University of Nebraska and Hacettepe University in Turkey, the Center is a lead investigator in this population-representative, SES-stratified survey study of social, behavioral and policy factors in the understanding and prevention of childhood obesity in Turkey. Obesity is rapidly rising in Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean region. We have found that in major metropolitan areas such as Ankara, the prevalence of childhood obesity is particularly alarming, much higher than national estimates published to date. A full report on the prevalence estimates is forthcoming in an accepted article.
Principal Investigator: Terry Huang
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