Oft-assumed reasons for racial obesity disparities may not be only cause, study says

African-Americans have higher obesity rates than do whites, and while socioeconomic status is often believed to be the root cause, a new study suggests other factors should be considered. Non-Hispanic blacks in the United States have the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity at 47.8 percent, while the rate for non-Hispanic whites is at 32.6 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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