Immigrant Children and Obesity

A recent report by the U.S. Department of Education found that immigrant male children are more prone to obesity than the native-born. “Thirty-four percent of kindergarten-age immigrant boys are obese or overweight, compared with 25 percent of the sons of native-born Americans…By eighth grade, that number rises to 49 percent, compared with 33 percent among natives. No similar discrepancy was found among girls.” The report may be found by cliking here.

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