Children Subjected To Racism Are At A Higher Risk Of Becoming Obese

REEDLEY, CA – OCTOBER 19: Seventeen year-old Marissa Hamilton (R) walks with friends during a … [+] morning walk at Wellspring Academy October 19, 2009 in Reedley, California. Struggling with her weight, seventeen year-old Marissa Hamilton enrolled at the Wellspring Academy, a special school that helps teens and college level students lose weight along with academic courses. When Marissa first started her semester at Wellspring she weighed in at 340 pounds and has since dropped over 40 pounds of weight in the first two months of the program. According to the Centers for Disease Control…

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