>A lot of obesity in developing economies comes from people who have experienced food scarcity overcompensating and overfeeding themselves and their children.

>A lot of obesity in developing economies comes from people who have experienced food scarcity overcompensating and overfeeding themselves and their children. This is true and easily observable everywhere, even in advertising. I'm in the Philippines at the moment, and there's a trope in Filipino television advertising that includes the "cute, chubby/fat kid." Having a chubby kid signifies to other Filipinos that you are middle class and have enough money and resources to overfeed your child.