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Economic status affects obesity rates in Mexican-American and white women
February 12th, 2009
Obesity continues to increase for women in the United States, particularly among African-American and Mexican-American women. Between the ages of 35-44, there are approximately 3.3 million white women, 1.4 million African-American women, and 575,000 Mexican-American women who are obese. A new study published in the journal Public Health Nursing reveals that there is an increased risk for midlife obesity among Mexican-American and White women who were poor as children and adults. However, this did not hold true for African-American women. In the first study to examine the association between child and adult economic factors on midlife obesity for Mexican-American women,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-12)
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