The Obesity Crisis In Young Hispanics
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 18:32
in Health & Medicine
Obesity is so common among U.S. Hispanics, particularly among young Hispanics, that it is at crisis proportions, according to data from a study of 16,344 people of diverse Hispanic origin in four U.S. cities; New York City (Bronx), Chicago, Miami and San Diego. Men were average age 40 and women were average age 41. People with Mexican roots were the largest group (about 37 percent), followed by Cuban (20 percent) and Puerto Rican (16 percent) backgrounds. read more