80% black American women obese

[franksterr]

If this is true what do you think are the causes?
Is it social engineering?
PTSS - Post Traumatic slave syndrome - survival skills learned during slavery being passed on?
Soul food ?






<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">African American women have the highest rates of being overweight or obese compared to other groups in the U.S. About four out of five African American women are overweight or obese.1</div></div>

http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=6456

And it gets worse
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> All black women could be overweight by 2034, according to the researchers, as could more than 90 percent of Mexican-American men.</div></div>

http://sweet-potatopie.blogspot.com/2008/08/all-african-american-women-could-be.html

[Skelly]

Re: 80% black American women obese

Yes... funny you talk about this post traumatic slave syndrome...I am actually working on something that explores a symptom of such in our community..

[queenb]

Re: 80% black American women obese

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: franksterr</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If this is true what do you think are the causes?
Is it social engineering?
PTSS - Post Traumatic slave syndrome - survival skills learned during slavery being passed on?
Soul food ?






<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">African American women have the highest rates of being overweight or obese compared to other groups in the U.S. About four out of five African American women are overweight or obese.1</div></div>

http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=6456

And it gets worse
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> All black women could be overweight by 2034, according to the researchers, as could more than 90 percent of Mexican-American men.</div></div>
http://sweet-potatopie.blogspot.com/...-could-be.html </div></div>



***waving han inna di air ***

[Derek]

Re: 80% black American women obese

And 80% have nice hairstyles?

[franksterr]

Re: 80% black American women obese

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skelly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes... funny you talk about this post traumatic slave syndrome...I am actually working on something that explores a symptom of such in our community..
</div></div>

If you are............then reading or watching Queen Mother Moore and Joy Degruy Leary is a must,

[Derek]

Re: 80% black American women obese

Have you hit a nerve, Franksterr?

[Skelly]

Re: 80% black American women obese

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: franksterr</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skelly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes... funny you talk about this post traumatic slave syndrome...I am actually working on something that explores a symptom of such in our community..
</div></div>

If you are............then reading or watching Queen Mother Moore and Joy Degruy Leary is a must, </div></div>

Yes I'm actually reading Joy Degruy Leary right now

[Suesumba]

Re: 80% black American women obese

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And 80% have nice hairstyles? </div></div>


... and nice long fake nails. hence the inability to work out.