Whats Behind Teen Obesity?
FRIDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthScoutNews) — Income and education levels aren’t always the most important factors influencing adolescent obesity, says a study in the January issue of Obesity Research. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study says gender and ethnic-racial factors also play an important role. The study found that weight problems were lower among white girls from high-income, better-educated families than among other white girls. However, the study found that wasn’t the case when they looked at black girls from high-income, well-educated families. The researchers wanted to find out why obesity is higher in minority groups. They analyzed data collected from 13,113 American adolescents enrolled in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Using statistical techniques, they examined the relationship of family income and parents’ education to the rates of weight problems in different racial and ethnic groups. The researchers also wanted to find out what happe
