Obesity in Minority Children

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This paper analyzes the issue of obesity in lower-class adolescents and pre-adolescents. It discusses the fact that minorities, especially Hispanics and Blacks, are also disproportionately represented among the obese and that the percentage of obese minority youth has more than doubled in less than a generation. In order to understand the problem of obesity, the paper attempts to define the issue and suggest solutions to the problem.

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"What can parents do to get their children up off the couch and get moving? One thing parents can do is to limit or eliminate television time. Children should be required to participate in some type of physical play. If a dangerous neighborhood prevents parents from allowing children to play outside, then parents should seek out safe places in and out of the neighborhood where children can play."

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