Mexican Americans Have Higher Rates Of Obesity

Mexican Americans have a higher rate of obesity than the rest of population; whereas about 40% of Mexican American adults are obese, only 36% are nationally. This report included data […]

Dear Martha: I am a woman who feels fulfilled in my professional life, as I have reached every goal I set for myself, and I feel really good about it. […]

By Patti Lynn, otherwords.org McDonald’s should heed a call from some of the nation’s leading health professionals and stop marketing junk food to kids. It certainly has good reason to do […]

Adults who watch more than two hours of TV a day tend to weigh more than people who watch less. What’s more, research has shown that the more TV you watch, […]

I don’t remember much from my days in elementary school, but I do fondly recall the moments I spent on the playground during recess. For 20 minutes every day I […]

Fat babies are more likely to become obese children who are more likely to become obese adults. Childhood obesity represents a health crisis for not just young Latinos, but all […]

University of California at Davis Professor Adela de la Torre recently received a grant to help Latino kids in that state with obesity and related problems. She’s an agricultural economic and […]

You don’t have to be obese and have a terrible diet to become a diabetic. Lea Contreras is a 55 year-old woman who moved to the here from Mexico a […]

Diabetic foot ulcers are the most common cause of hospitalizations and lower extremity amputations in the United States. If left untreated, foot ulcers can lead to infection, gangrene and amputation. […]

President Barack Obama, seemingly surprised by Census results, has begun to court Latino voters around the issue of education. Last week 6,000 less people applied for unemployment, perhaps hinting at […]