(29-01-11) Childhood Obesity Highest Among Latinos

Childhood obesity and depression is more common among Hispanics and African
Americans than other children, experts say, and that is due to personal habits
as well as cultural and economic factors.

In a public health forum this week, Richard Carmona, the former Surgeon
General, urged public health officials to work with minority communities, which
have the largest number of public health problems .

About 27 percent of Hispanic boys were obese, compared with about 17 percent
of White boys, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hispanic girls have a 17 percent obesity rate, while White girls have a 14.5
percent obesity rate.

Source: Fox News Latino.

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