Obesity Causes
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-Poor nutritional habits
-Overworking
-Physical inactivity
-Minorities sacrifice their healthy lifestyles for the need to become financially stable
-Emotional stress due to the desire to prove themselves to the Caucasian medical community
Sources: Smith, G. Edmond, MD., M. ED. "An Educational Initiative to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Population"
Obesity in African Americans