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Andrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity ParadoxAndrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity Paradox
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Andrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity ParadoxAndrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity Paradox

Does being obese protect you from getting certain diseases? Andrew Stokes, assistant professor in the school of public health at Boston University, explains how this paradoxically way of thinking came to be and what his research says on this debate. Rese

Does being obese protect you from getting certain diseases? Andrew Stokes, assistant professor in the school of public health at Boston University, explains how this paradoxically way of thinking came to be and what his research says on this debate. Research and Teaching Interests include: Global health, demography, medical sociology, epidemiology, health disparities, obesity, chronic […]

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