14 Jul 2023 --- Attention is being brought to racial discrimination and an uneven distribution of obesity levels for people of color as several recent studies have evidenced the link. Scientists and health organizations call for action to address the issue through nutritional education, children’s healthcare and social media strategies and closing the racial inequality gap.A study by the New York University, published in Jama, used body mass index to measure obesity and a Perceived Discrimination scale to assess interpersonal racial discrimination and found that the children and adolescents that experienced racial discrimination had a positive association with being overweight.
