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by huntoa 844 days ago
In Palestine 26.8% of the population is obese, 57%-67% of mothers in Gaza are obese or overweight, says Wikipedia, which cites a 2014 paper. It lists "decreased physical activity and greater than necessary food consumption" and "lack of sex-segregated facilities and cultural norms are prohibitive factors" as reasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_the_State_of_Palesti...