Assessing the Role of Health Behaviors, Socioeconomic Status, and Cumulative Stress for Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Obesity.

Adolfo G CuevasRuijia ChenNatalie SlopenKatherine Ann ThurberNorbert WilsonChristina EconomosDavid R Williams

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)

Exposure to stressors may play a role in obesity disparities, particularly among Black and US-born Hispanic individuals. Other obesity-related risk factors need to be examined to understand the underlying mechanisms explaining obesity disparities.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
risk factors
public health
healthcare
adipose tissue
affordable care act
risk assessment
preterm infants
health insurance
low birth weight