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Author: Hellmich, Nanci
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1. Hellmich, Nanci
Minority Adults Grow Obese at Faster Rates than Whites
USA Today, June 18, 2002, Life; Pg. 8D.
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Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: USA Today
Keyword(s): Hispanics; Minorities; Minority Groups; Obesity; Racial Differences

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"Black and Hispanic women in their 20s and early 30s become obese faster than white women, and Hispanic men in the same age group become obese faster than white and black men, according to a study out today...The findings suggest that experts may want to develop weight-management programs for adults in their early 20s, say study researchers...Researchers with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill analyzed the body mass index of 9,179 people followed over a 17-year period in the National Longitudinal Study of Youth. The age range of the people was 17 to 24 years in 1981 and 34 to 41 years in 1998. The weights and heights were self-reported..."
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Hellmich, Nanci. "Minority Adults Grow Obese at Faster Rates than Whites." USA Today, June 18, 2002, Life; Pg. 8D.