An Overview of Body Size Preference, Perception and Dissatisfaction in Sub-Saharan Africans Living in the United States.
Jamaiica S HurstonCharlita C WorthyEliza A HuefnerMariam S SayedChristopher W DuboseLilian S MabundoMargrethe F Horlyck-RomanovskyNovie Younger-ColemanAnne E SumnerPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2024)
African immigrants prefer body sizes which are normal or overweight. However, and presumably attributable to the combined influence of globalization and acculturation, a worrisome fraction of African immigrants favor an underweight silhouette.