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Racial discrimination increases risk for childhood obesity: Study

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Washington DC: According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, children who suffer racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a wider waistline later in life. The findings suggest that, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as family poverty, racial discrimination may be a risk factor for young people developing obesity.

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