Thursday, May 1 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM   •   Wellesley

Session 31:
Determinants and Consequences of Obesity and Weight Gain in International Contexts

Discussant: Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham, Emory University
Chair: Hiram Beltran-Sanchez, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  1. The Effect of Household Technology on Obesity and Weight Gain among Chinese AdultsChih-Chien Huang, Arizona State University ; Scott T. Yabiku, Arizona State University ; Jennie J. Kronenfeld, Arizona State University

  2. A Comparative Assessment of Obesity and Its Association with Reproductive Outcomes among Women in Four Selected South-Asian CountriesJitendra Gouda, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) ; Chander Shekhar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

  3. The Longer You Stay, the Bigger You Get: Really? Evidence from an Australian Longitudinal StudySantosh Jatrana, Deakin University Australia ; Samba Siva Rao Pasupuleti, Deakin University Australia

  4. Community Built Environment and Multilevel Social Determinants of Obesity in ChinaLibin Zhang, University of Massachusetts at Boston ; Tim Futing Liao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Laura Hayman, University of Massachusetts at Boston

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