AfriGeneas Health and Wellness Forum Obesity and African
Americans Statistics from the Office of Minority Health: -
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 - In 2005, African Americans were 1.4 times as likely to
be obese as Non- Hispanic Whites. - From 2001-2004, African
American women were 70% more likely to be obese than Non-
Hispanic White women. - In 2003-2004, African American children
between ages 6 -17 were 1.3 times as likely to be overweight
than Non-Hispanic Whites. Messages In This Thread