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From: "Dave Alan Coon (:" <dcoon@ksu.edu>
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Subject: Re: Obesity and Discrimination
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On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Ann L. Mullen wrote:

> Hi David,
> 
> Are you certain that studies target women more than men, or is that more
> of a perception?  Have their been any studies of research on obesity?  Do
> you know what percentage of the studies focus on women compared to men?
> 
> 
> Ann Mullen
> Yale University
> 
> 

The News Reports always stay "A study of  x number of obese women found 
that..." I do not know for a fact that most studies are about women, and 
I do not know if there are studies about research on obesity. I also do 
not know any percentages.
Sincerely,

David Coon 
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~dcoon 
MA Student & Graduate Teaching Asst.
Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work  http://www.ksu.edu/sasw/
Kansas State University