Why are black people the 'obese' race?

Why are black people the 'obese' race?Before you call me racist, here is some FACTUAL, recent information from the CDC:

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsObesityAdults/

Why are black people more likely to be overweight? -All racist and rude comments will be reported.
I'm not even white. So I guess you really hurt my feelings?

GarySmith
Usually its Blacks and Whites that are obese.

Tyree Nu'Shawon Tate
As a black man, I can say because black women are great cooks and ALSO, blacks value the real flavors of really tasty food (fried chicken, sweet potato pie, potato chips with lots of hot sauce, etc.) and don't eat all the diet crap like soybean curds or whatever.

Death in my Palms
stats are all inaccurate and whites are the fattest race alive

http://media.photobucket.com/image/fat%20white%20people/chuckybread/fat_people.jpg

Monopolist
That's true mostly in industrialized countries where everybody, regardless of race, is more likely to be obese. And far too many Americans of all races are obese. Obesity tends to go hand in hand with low income as well, which, unfortunately, tends to afflict blacks in the racist U.S. society the most.

Low income blacks and others tend to lack proper education on diet and nutrition, etc.

Contrast this with other countries - such as Africa - where (trust me) blacks are NOT known as the "obese race" (LOL)! Obesity has a lot to do with wealth, income and education and has become a much bigger (no pun intended) problem mostly in the last 30 years or so since "Reaganomics" began.

One thing's for sure: It's certainly not genetic! More whites actually tend to have the "fat gene" as a defense against extreme cold climates.

KevinLT
I think that this has something to do with the vast amount of the black community having to live in the poorer parts of the country where fast food selling at cheap prices are more readily available. This type of diet usually contain more fat, high content of calories, and low content of nutricients. Furthermore, the wages black people earn are still consider lower, forcing them to buy cheaper, lower quality food.

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