This statistic depicts the obesity rate of children in the United States in 2015-2016 by ethnicity. In that time, 25.8 percent of Latino children in the United States were obese. Overweight and obesity can increase risk of developing many chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Obesity rates in youth in the United States in 2015-2016, by ethnicity
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State of Obesity. (October 1, 2019). Obesity rates in youth in the United States in 2015-2016, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/505990/youth-obesity-rates-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
State of Obesity. "Obesity rates in youth in the United States in 2015-2016, by ethnicity." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505990/youth-obesity-rates-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
State of Obesity. (2019). Obesity rates in youth in the United States in 2015-2016, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505990/youth-obesity-rates-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
State of Obesity. "Obesity Rates in Youth in The United States in 2015-2016, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505990/youth-obesity-rates-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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Obesity rates in youth in the United States in 2015-2016, by ethnicity [Graph], State of Obesity, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/505990/youth-obesity-rates-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/