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Factors leading to gender disparities in obesity
| Disparate socioeconomic status |
| Dissimilar literacy rates |
| Mismatched sociocultural factors |
| Feeding practices in the postpartum period |
| Nonidentical threshold for metabolic complications |
| Contrasting biological craving of food |
| Distinct hormone-related comorbidities |
| Divergent customs - women homebound in some cultures |
