Tate, N. H., Dillaway, H. E., Yarandi, H. N., Jones, L. M., & Wilson, F. L. (2015). An examination of eating behaviors, physical activity, and obesity in African American adolescents: gender, socioeconomic status, and residential status differences. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 29(3), 243-254

The article states that the African American adolescents are faced with increased rates of obesity that exposes them to risk of developing other diseases related to obesity. The study used a descriptive correlational and survey method. The results findings indicated that residential status and gender are determined to be major facilitators of body fat, eating behaviors, body mass index and physical activity. The study is significant in the nursing and patient care because it would enable nurses to develop appropriate interventions that focus on the African American culture thus reducing obesity among these populations.

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