Laura Gray

Long-term trends in obesity and overweight in women in Ghana from 2003–2023 - Communications Medicine Gray et al. examine the weight trends in women using data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Study. Findings reveal that obesity poses a more substantial public health challenge than being underweight and that increases in obesity with age, combined with an aging population, could lead to continued rises in obesity rates.

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Gray et al. examine the obesity and overweight trends and in women from Ghana in 2003-2023.

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📈Although the rate of increase in the prevalence of obesity and overweight are slowing down, they are largely driven by by age. This means than an ageing population in Ghana could mean further increases in the prevalence of obesity in Ghanaian women in the coming years.

🚨Our new paper is out today in Communications Medicine! In this article we explore long term trends in obesity in Ghanaian women of reproductive age.

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Communicable Research Podcast #40 - Dr Laura Gray - How does the BMI scale compare to other obesity measures? Communicable Research Podcast · Episode

Listen to the latest episode of Communicable Research Podcasts from the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield. In this episode, I speak with host, Andy Tattersall, about how we measure obesity, particularly as people age.
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It was a pleasure to discuss the new definition of clinical obesity with Carissa Wong at the New Scientist this week! These new definitions will help to better identify patients with obesity who require treatment.
newscientist.com/article/246395…

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