Hispanic children are more likely to be obese if their parents have high levels of stress, a new study suggests.
Researchers compared obesity rates of Hispanic children in Chicago, Miami, New York City and San Diego with their parents’ levels of stress at home and at work.
The children’s obesity rates rose according to the amount of stress their parents faced—from 20 percent among kids whose parents had no stress to 34 percent among those whose parents had three or more stress factors. Stress factors included difficulties at work or in a relationship, among others.
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