Hispanics and Obesity - The Worrying Truth

Published Friday, February 13, 2009 by sicotehmwufxd | E-mail this post

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Respected Hispanic trend watcher Jaun G Tornoe feels there is enough anecdotal and scientific data supporting the link between Hispanics and obesity to raise warning flags

One of the culprits he identifies is the huge choice of cheap, fast food and sugary drinks on offer to newly arrived Latino immigrants, many of whom come from extremely deprived backgrounds

Fast Foods and Obesity - a Warning From a Friend...

In a recent blog, Tornoe recounts how, as a new immigrant himself, a friend had warned him of this danger...

"(He) told me right after I moved into the U.S. to be careful with the junk food... He noticed that many new immigrants went crazy with the excessive food offerings this country offers.

"If they Arizona Psychic not careful, they will watch their waistline be a victim of over choice in just a couple of months."

Victims of Good Intentions...

Second and third generation Hispanic families are also at risk. Ironically, they're largely victims of their parents' good intentions.

"Generally speaking, back in Latin America, a chubby baby or little kid is the obvious sign of healthiness (compared with the Cheap Mobile T scars malnutrition leaves on many persons South of the Border)," writes Torno.

"What better way for parents to feel like they are doing a good job taking care of their Child Labor Law Washington than to show all those around them their chubby kids then the bad eating habits just take control over the little kids life and all the adversities obesity brings begin to show up in the kids life."

The "Bigger is Better" Myth

This point is reinforced by an article in another authoritative source of Hispanic news, Hispanicbusiness.com

It doesnt San Diego County California Real Estate Trend to tell a mother her chubby baby isnt healthy and to cut the fat early for a lifetime of health.

"We have to change the perceptions of a community where the parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are overweight and dont consider that a problem... We need to help the community see that bigger isnt necessarily better, says the article.

Hispanics are Not Alone

It's worth mentioning that Hispanics are not alone in this. In my home country, South Africa, many of my countrymen and women struggle with obesity and its associated ills, like diabetes and heart disease.

The chief culprit is the readily available processed food and the rapid spread of fast food outlets. The past decade has brought long-awaited Union Square Wine And Spirits freedom and increasing prosperity. The flipside is a growing obesity problem.

In people for whom poverty and near starvation still loom large, combating the "bigger is better" myth is extremely difficult.

Research into Hispanics and Obesity links

There have also been several academic studies of Hispanics and obesity. A survey conducted in May 2004 for Kellogg by La Opinin/El Diario de la Prensa Market Research Center, shows Latino families not exercising at recommended Consulting Corporation Financial Management Services resulting in rising obesity rates among them.

Hispanics and obesity links are also under the spotlight in a five-year study at the University of Texas at El Paso. UTEP has received a $4.1 million Biete Guenstig Reise from the National Institutes of Health to study and reduce health disparities among Hispanics.

The five-year grant will establish the Center for the Advancement of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research at UTEP. The grant will also help recruit and train faculty and will be used to disseminate research results to the community.

So while its clear that Latino Obesity is a large and growing problem, there is also growing awareness of the problem.

Alan Cooper is a City Mexico Resort with 20 year's experience and the publisher of ObesityCures.com, a site with the ambitious aim of being a "one-stop-shop" for impartial information on obesity and weight loss solutions - including fad diets, prescription weightloss pills, natural weightloss aides, and the link between fast foods and obesity.

For more on hispanics and obesity, and related issues, including links to the sources quoted in this article, visit http://www.ObesityCures.com/hispanics-and-obesity.html

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