April 6, 2009 The Ohio State-Temple University study suggests obesity is also
more common in Hispanic and African American youngsters. The lead
author on the study says the magnitude of differences is larger
than expected. Sarah Anderson says it's surprising to see
differences by racial groups so early in childhood.
Anderson's co-author says factors explaining the disparities
among races include poverty, less educated parents and diets high
in fat and calories.
Dr. Glenn Flores also says higher rates of diabetes in American
Indians and Hispanics may be genetic.
The study analyzed data from the government's National Center on
Educational Statistics, which measured and weighed 8,550
preschoolers born in 2001. The report appears in toady's Archives
of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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