Function of spinal cord in body is to
(a) receive stimulus
(b) Transfer of
stimulus
(c) Reflex action
(d) all of these
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Anecdotal and descriptive evidence has led to the claim that globalization plays a major role in inducing overweight and obesity in developing countries, but robust quantitative evidence is scarce. We undertook extensive econometric analyses of several datasets, using a series of new proxies for different dimensions of globalization potentially affecting overweight in up to 887,000 women aged 15–49 living in 56 countries between 1991 and 2009. After controlling for relevant individual and country level factors, globalization as a whole is substantially and significantly associated with an increase in the individual propensity to be overweight among women. Surprisingly, political and social globalization dominate the influence of the economic dimension. Hence, more consideration needs to be given to the forms of governance required to shape a more health-oriented globalization process.
Keywords: Developing countries, Globalization, Obesity, Overweight
1. Introduction
Globalization has often been blamed for the rapid rise in obesity in much of the developing world (Hawkes, 2006; Popkin, 2006; Zimmet, 2000). The existing evidence for this claim does, however, rest primarily on case studies and simple ecological comparisons of national conditions. A notable exception is a recent study by De Vogli et al. (2013) who explored the influence of economic globalization (e.g. foreign direct investment or trade) on obesity world-wide. Arguably, the scarcity of quantitative data
Answer:
d) ALL OF THESE
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