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Obesity Rates Are Rising in Developing Countries
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Nov. 11) -- Obesity is often thought of as a Western problem brought on by prosperity. But as fortunes rise in developing nations and more and more people begin to adopt an American-style diet, American-style health problems are spreading as well. In a report from the Lancet medical journal, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development found that obesity levels are rising throughout developing countries -- up to 50 percent of adults in a group of nations that includes Russia, China, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico. Mexico and South Africa were both well above the average. The ...
Poverty Rx: Cash Payments Are Best Way to Help Poor, Study Finds
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyHow do we end world poverty? Boy, that's a head-scratcher. It's right up there with "Does God exist?" and "What's the meaning of life?" And here's a radical answer: Give the poor some money. And don't tell them what to do with it. Sounds crazy, right? Not according to three scholars in the United Kingdom. In a new study titled "Just Give Money to the Poor," Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos and David Hulme argue that giving small amounts of cash on a regular basis to poor people may actually be the most effective way to lift developing countries out of poverty. The scholars ground their ...
It's a Man's World, Business Study Finds
By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(March 17) -- In most of the world, discrimination against women in business isn't just a bad idea -- it's the law. A World Bank study of business laws related to women in 128 countries found that in only 20 are men and women equal when it comes to using and owning property, getting loans, accessing courts and obtaining jobs in all or some industries. From the Democratic Republic of Congo, where wives need their husbands' permission to sign a contract, to Russia, where women are banned from working underground or in "unhealthy" professions, women lack equal opportunities to earn money for ...
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