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Three proven ways to improve your health without leaving home

Of the top 10 states with the highest number of Latinos, the percentage of obese Latino adults falls between 24 and 32 percent. While you may be tempted to rent a U-haul and drag your abuelita, mami,...

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The American obesity dilemma

Among the major crises in America is the rising obesity epidemic.   In the thirty years since 1980, obesity rates have more than doubled from 15% to 35% of adults – and what’s worse is that it is...

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Latino children consume more sugary beverages

How many times have you attended a child’s birthday party and found nothing but sodas and artificially-flavored fruit drinks being served, or have seen children at a restaurant drinking large sodas...

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Obesity and Latinos

Studies have shown that Latinos don’t tend to see themselves as obese when they in fact are. Researchers surveyed 1,076 women in 2010 and Hispanic and African-American women were more likely to...

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