Posted on 08/16/2010 10:35:41 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
For the first time in more than three decades, obesity rates for white and Asian children are falling in California, and they seem to have leveled off for Hispanic kids - all good signs that public health campaigns aimed at keeping young people away from unhealthful sweets and fatty foods are starting to work, according to a UCSF study.
The bad news is that those programs don't seem to be reaching all children.
In particular, obesity rates are still climbing for black and American Indian girls. And the percentage of youths in the heaviest range - those whose body mass index puts them in the 99th percentile for their age and gender, according to fixed growth charts established by health officials based on 2000 data - is also continuing to rise.
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Eat less arugala.
Lay off the Popeye’s, yo!
Someone needs to re-take statistics class.
That said, there are a whole bunch of fat teens walking around. I mean fat not chubby. Mostly white kids around here.
More proof that racism is alive and well in the US. Minority kids are getting greater access to food than white kids.
That is ridiculous!!!! You don't understanding what's happening AT ALL. In actuality, the food itself is racist and is intentionally making minority kids fat.
I live in a “mixed” racial and income neighborhood. We used to have a farmers market here once a week, but it’s gone now — for lack of interest. People here would rather buy junk than fresh fruit and vegetables.
It’s not a racial thing. I see children of all colors at 7:30 in the morning waiting for the school bus and eating potato chips and drinking soda. You can’t force people to eat healthy...although I’m sure Miz Obama is going to try.
These poor children are suffering fattyhood as a result of our racist society. Oh, and George Bush.
So many of our kids live a much lazier existence than their parents did. Rather than play ball for hours in the street like we did they fire up Madden Football and spend hours on their butts sipping soda and eating snacks. We also live in a world with much larger portions. Just look at the size of the drinks and fries at Burger King now.
Of course. What was I thinking?
Let’s start the call for banning all racist food.
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