Info for ceited on "thick" women.
- Hispanic population disproportionately affected by cardiovascular diseases
- 25% of Hispanic women who are overweight perceive their weight as "normal"
- Experts say differences due to lack of health care access, cultural factors
"This is the problem within the Hispanic community," Dieppa wrote on the blog. "We love our curves, but the line between beautiful and deadly curves is blurred."...
"Hispanic and African-American women were more likely to consider their weight normal when in fact they were overweight," said Berenson, a professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch....
Latinos overall are also less likely to lose weight and "more vulnerable to cardiovascular disease risk factors and other obesity related diseases," the study authors wrote.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/health...ml?hpt=hp_bn13
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