TY - JOUR
AU - Schwimmer, Jeffrey B.
AB - Reviews/Commentaries/ADA Statements CONSENSUS STATEMENT Influence of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture on Childhood Obesity: Implications for Prevention and Treatment A consensus statement of Shaping America’s Health and the Obesity Society 1 7 SONIA CAPRIO, MD LAWRENCE A. PALINKAS, PHD alence is higher in nonwhite populations. STEPHEN R. DANIELS, MD, PHD ARLAN L. ROSENBLOOM, MD The reasons for the differences in preva- 3,4 9,10 ADAM DREWNOWSKI, PHD JEFFREY B. SCHWIMMER, MD lence of childhood obesity among groups 5,6 FRANCINE R. KAUFMAN, MD are complex, likely involving genetics, physiology, culture, socioeconomic status (SES), environment, and interactions besity may be thought of as a body Both race and ethnicity are, in fact, so- among these variables as well as others not weight that conveys significant risk cial constructs. The assumption that race re- fully recognized. Understanding the influ- ence of these variables on the patterns of for adverse health outcomes. In flects only biological distinctions is eating and physical activity that lead to obe- children, obesity is defined as a BMI at or inaccurate. Categories based on race ac- sity will be critical to developing public above the 95th percentile for age and sex, count for only 3–7% of total human genetic policies 
TI - Influence of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture on Childhood Obesity: Implications for Prevention and Treatment
JF - Diabetes Care
DO - 10.2337/dc08-9024
DA - 2008-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/pubmed-central/influence-of-race-ethnicity-and-culture-on-childhood-obesity-8HXYhySXZF
SP - 2211
EP - 2221
VL - 31
IS - 11
DP - DeepDyve
ER -