[MamaDearest]

Too bad a lot of Obama’s supporters don’t know that. A lot of them would be affected.

Study: Blacks are nation's most obese group

Nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese — much more than other major racial or ethnic groups — and that gap exists in most states, a new federal study finds.

About 29 percent of Hispanics and 24 percent of whites are obese, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Overall, about 26 percent of U.S. adults are obese.

More than 43 percent of black people who live in Kentucky are obese, and Mississippi isn't far behind

What percentage of black Americans are obese?

In the US, blacks have the highest rate of overweight at 78% and of obesity at 50.8%.

[Dysart]

Haven’t read the study but I have to think if you take those over, say, 35, those percentages will be higher by a scary bit.