Racial disparities in obesity treatment

AS Byrd, AT Toth, FC Stanford - Current obesity reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity rates in the USA have reached pandemic levels with
one third of the population with obesity in 2015–2016 (39.8% of adults and 18.5% of youth) …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on ethnic and racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: update and areas of immediate need

GM Babulal, YT Quiroz, BC Albensi… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs) are a global crisis facing the aging
population and society as a whole. With the numbers of people with ADRDs predicted to rise …

A call to reconceptualize obesity treatment in service of health equity: review of evidence and future directions

S Herbozo, KL Brown, NL Burke, JG LaRose - Current obesity reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Rates of obesity and associated comorbidities are higher
among Black and Latino adults compared to white adults. We sought to provide an overview …

Gendered racial microaggressions and emotional eating for Black young adult women: the mediating roles of superwoman schema and self-compassion

VV Volpe, JM Ross, A Collins… - … of Women Quarterly, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Black young adult women's stress experiences are shaped by intersecting racism and
sexism. To respond to this stress, some Black young adult women engage in emotional …

Racial differences in prevalence and severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

M Bonacini, F Kassamali, S Kari… - World Journal of …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this review is to assess the evidence regarding racial differences in the
prevalence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We reviewed the …

Addressing structural racism is critical for ameliorating the childhood obesity epidemic in black youth

ER Mackey, ET Burton, A Cadieux, E Getzoff… - Childhood …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Racism and childhood obesity are both pervasive factors adversely affecting the health and
wellbeing of children and adolescents in the United States. The association between racism …

Predictors of racial differences in weight loss: the PROPEL trial

RL Newton Jr, D Zhang, WD Johnson, CK Martin… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Studies have consistently shown that African American individuals lose less
weight in response to behavioral interventions, but the mechanisms leading to this result …

Differences in weight loss by race and ethnicity in the PRIDE trial: a qualitative analysis of participant perspectives

R Saju, Y Castellon-Lopez, N Turk, T Moin… - Journal of General …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Many Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) translation efforts have
been less effective for underresourced populations. In the cluster-randomized Prediabetes …

[HTML][HTML] Weight loss using an mHealth App among individuals with obesity in different economic regions of China: Cohort study

X Huang, Y Shi, H Yao, M Li, Z Lei, J Shi… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2024 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: With the increasing prevalence of obesity, weight loss has become a critical
issue in China. Self-managed weight loss through a mobile health (mHealth) app may be a …

Prevalence and contributing factors to recurrent binge eating and obesity among black adults with food insufficiency: findings from a cross-sectional study from a …

RW Goode, HJ Watson, R Masa, CM Bulik - Journal of Eating Disorders, 2021 - Springer
Background Living in a food-insecure or food insufficient household may increase risk for
binge eating and obesity. Because racial disparities in food access, obesity, and access to …