Is acculturation related to obesity in Hispanic/Latino adults? Results from the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos.
Carmen R IsasiGuadalupe X AyalaDaniela Sotres-AlvarezHala MadanatFrank PenedoCatherine M LoriaJohn P ElderMartha L DaviglusJanice BarnhartAnna Maria Siega-RizLinda V Van HornNeil SchneidermanPublished in: Journal of obesity (2015)
The burden of obesity is high among Hispanic/Latino adults. The study findings suggest that prolonged exposure to the environments in these communities, rather than acculturation, is an important risk factor for obesity in this population.