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Children who experience racial discrimination are more likely to later have a higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waistline, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The findings illustrate that racial discrimination may be a risk

Get latest articles and stories on Health at LatestLY. As per a new study, children who suffer racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a wider waistline later in life. Health News | Study Shows How Racial Discrimination Increases Risk for Childhood Obesity.

Black and Hispanic youth experience even higher rates of obesity, which research shows may stem from factors such as poverty, neighborhood access to healthy foods, and single-parent households.

Black and Hispanic youth experience even higher rates of obesity, which research shows may stem from factors such as poverty, neighborhood access to healthy foods, and single-parent households.

The study states that children who has gone through racial discrimination are at more risk of having a higher BMI and a wider waistline in later stages of life. | Health

Children who experience racial discrimination are more likely to later have a higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waistline, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

Childhood obesity is a major public health issue in the U.S., affecting nearly one in five children and teens. Black and Hispanic youth experience even higher rates of obesity, which research shows may stem from factors such as poverty, neighborhood access to healthy foods, and single-parent households., Health News, Times Now