A report published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds in California are almost three times more likely to be obese as adolescents from the more affluent…

In the U.S., the prevalence of obesity has more than tripled in 40 years and has grown considerably in recent years. Its prevention is a public health problem in developed countries where it can have a major impact on the development of certain chronic diseases such as diabetes type II.

Has an income above 59,913 dollars to 38,265 dollars for 4 and 2. In California, 21% of adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds suffer from obesity to only 8% of adolescents from wealthier families. In total, California has 480,000 obese adolescents.

The report by the UCLA Health Policy Research Center based on a survey of health CHIS (California Health Interview Survey) conducted in 2005 among 4,000 adults and 43,000 adolescents in different re regions of the state of California. The findings of this report showing a higher rate of obesity among adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds, suggest that barriers to healthy behaviors, healthy food to and physical activity not only still exist but are expanding more and more. We are witnessing a steady increase in consumption of sugary soft drinks, food, fast food and a decline in the number of family meals associated with a reduction in sporting activity and increased time spent watching television. This observation joins a recent study by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy establishing a correlation between the incidence of obesity and diabetes on the one hand and food environments of other (cf BE U.S. 122), a phenomenon that affects most significantly the low-income communities.


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