The Mexican women in California have a tendency to become obese in almost all cases. Especially those who tend to be more Indian than Spanish.
There is the occasional stunning older latin woman who stayed in shape, but they are the acception.
As far as beauty, while young they are stunning, but most go blimp at marriage almost over night or get chunky no matter what they do because it seems they mostly don't care.
I think Mexican women in general running around California have by far had the highest amount of obesity and love handles in even their early twenties.
Diet? Cultural? Genetic? Bush's fault? I don't know.
I think the higher the Lower Continental Indian DNA the greater the risk of obesity...and the frame for it.. More European or Mulatto Latin women are no fatter than well behaved Gringas...maybe even less so
I've heard that many Indians and Mexican tribals groups are very suseptible to the bad effects of a western diet. Some groups are reported to have aduly onset diabetes rates of 40 % when they adopt a western diet as opposed to sticking to a traditional diet. It sounds like there is a major genetic component involved.