PHTH 1260 Lecture 1: American Healthcare First Draft
23 Mar 2018
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Obesity rates between african americans and white adults. My essay would be to describe why the rates of african american obesity is so much higher than whites and how to fix it. Some factors that can influence access to healthy food or safe places to exercise may include income, stable housing, and access to quality education. Article will include details comparing both adults and children. Problems may include: increased number of fast food establishments in the us, lack of access to grocery stores that sell healthy affordable food, and less healthy food and beverage advertising aimed at children. African americans adults are nearly 1. 5 times more likely to be obese compared to white adults. Approximately 47. 8 percent of african americans are obese while only 32. 6 percent of whites are obese. More than 75 percent of african americans are overweight or obese, compared to 67. 2 percent whites. Overweight and obesity is also displayed more in african american children than.
