Latino Childhood Obesity - Short Film

Today, 23 million children and teenagers are overweight or obese. That's more than 1 in every 3 young people. Latinos are younger, poorer and more overweight/obese than other population groups.

The video was produced by Salud America!, a program of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (www.salud-america.org); edited by http://www.SprocketProductions.com; original Music by Alexander McCumba, San Antonio, Texas.

For more information, visit our Salud Today Web Site at http://www.saludtoday.com. Salud Today is an online forum dedicated to stimulating an ongoing discussion among Latino families, community leaders, health researchers and all others who are interested in improving the health of Latinos across the U.S.

Funding for this video was made possible by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Copyright/all rights reserved 2009

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[Q69573]

1:30 is amazingly well done. Lower income = higher chance of obesity due to having less resources to pay for healthy foods. The answer? Exercise. Exercise I say!

No time? Make time!.It's hard? So is watching your child suffer through hypertension, diabetes and a less fulfilling life. Walk around more. Place your computer on a stand-up desk.

And stay away from pure junk food / snacks!

Do I cheat? Yes, But PERSISTENCE is key. Keep at it & Never give up!

[YourMainTrollerz]

I'm Mexican I'm pretty healthy I get work done

[Cod4Huut]

well, thats just online. look at your self in a mirrow and close down your internet

[Christian Montejano]

This is a lie. Mexican Americans are probably the most athletic people I know. Not all Mexicans are low income. so people stop believing this stereotypical garbage.

[sydney smith]

lmaooo yes!!! My grandmother would bring out the chancleta if I didn't finish my all food lol

[Arun Gupta]

t is so nicely done simple and conveys all.

"Stop Eating the Advertised Stuff" could be added as a message....this should be next to "Babies Need Mom Made not Man Made."

Arun

[airsofFTW1]

Hahahaha this is so fucking hilarious.

[zsdg34]

I'm Puerto Rican it is our culture that makes us fat. Especially older people

[bigkenobi999]

It is so racist

[caronji]

I would love to be blessed with a son like this kid. Now I wouldn't want him to become morbidly obese. I wouldn't be ashamed to take him out anywhere, play games or do some active things he likes to do.

[Rawbdog]

Must have been awesome being cast as the fat kid that has a fucked-up unhappy life, hypertension and depression. Bet that guy gained lots and lots of self-esteem and is not totally faking it and growing an unhealthy eating habit because of it. Not.