Black women: stop living large

Here's an un-PC suggestion: black women should diet. It's not our suggestion. It's an editorial in the New York Times from Alice Randall, herself a black woman, and, she admits, overweight.

Latino and black child obesity? Blame TV

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 15 percent of children are overweight or obese.

Fast food industries target Black and Latino neighborhoods, study says

The prevalence of obesity for Blacks is 51 percent higher than for whites, and the prevalence for obesity among Latinos is 21 percent highter than for whites, according to the C

CDC: Black women, Hispanics have highest obesity rate

There's an obesity epidemic in the U.S. that represents a major health threat, according to the CDC. Overall, Americans are getting fatter.

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