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Childhood obesity and depression is more common among Hispanics and African Americans than other children, experts say, and that is due to personal habits as well as cultural and economic factors.
In a public health forum this week, Richard Carmona, the former Surgeon General, urged public health officials to work with minority communities, which have the largest number of public health problems .
About 27 percent of Hispanic boys were obese, compared with about 17 percent of White boys, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Hispanic girls have a 17 percent obesity rate, while White girls have a 14.5 percent obesity rate.
Translated by Fox News Latino.
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