Latino CPS students are more likely to be overweight or obese than other demographics, data shows. Latino CPS kindergartners in 2020 had an average overweight or obesity rate of nearly 39%; by ninth grade. LatinoVoicesWTTW
It’s no secret that the American body is generally getting bigger — and that goes for kids, as well. But in Chicago's Latino communities, rates of childhood obesity are consistently higher than other in groups.
A 2020 analysis by the Chicago Department of Public Health shows Latino CPS students were significantly more likely to be overweight or obese than other demographics. Latino CPS kindergartners had an average overweight or obesity rate of nearly 39%; by ninth grade, the average rate climbed to almost 49%.Being overweight or obese as a child is associated with a number of health complications, CDPH medical director Dr. Geraldine Luna said.
“It's associated with other co-morbid conditions that overall can lead to a reducing life expectancy when this child reaches adulthood,” Luna said. “We're talking about sleep apnea, early puberty, reflux, asthma, bone and joint problems. We're talking about inside — the mental problems related to bullying and stigma.
Dr. Alejandro Clavier, lead pediatrician at Esperanza at VIDA Pediatrics, said obesity in children is a “complex chronic disease.” “There's definitely more and more known genetic factors, also physiologic factors, environmental factors and socioeconomic factors that play an important role in the development of overweight and obesity,” Clavier said. “There are things that we can kind of control, things that are completely out of our control.”“As an example, parents eating together as a family, modeling healthy feelings of half of the plate, fruits and vegetables on the table when you eat,” Clavier said.
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