Racial Discrimination, Racial Identity, and Obesity in Collegiate African American Women

ConclusionsRD and racial identity accounted for up to 13% of variance in BMI and waist circumference in main effects models among young collegiate AA women. While obesity is a multifactorial phenomenon, racial discrimination and racial identity may affect observed racial disparities in obesity rates among young women.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40615-020-00880-x

Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - October 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

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