Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Epidemic obesity poses a major threat to global health. This phenomenon reflects the inability of the average person to cope, biologically and behaviorally, with environmental contexts that promote caloric overconsumption and inadequate caloric expenditure. There is still much to be learned about how to improve these contexts nationally and within-countries for sociodemographic groups with above-average obesity risks. METHODS:Higher obesity risks relative to respective white majority populations were identified among diverse indigenous, other native-born, or migrant 'racial' or ethnic minority (hereafter, ethnic minority) populations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands, using publicly available national survey data or other sources. Cross-national comparisons were of interest for identifying common risk pathways associated with social and economic inequities. Potential explanations were explored through a narrative review of peer-reviewed literature, informed by the World Health Organization's Conceptual Framework for Action on The Social Determinants of Health. MAIN FINDINGS:Identifying viable solutions to the high risk of obesity in ethnic minority populations in these high-income countries requires examination of national-level social, economic, and health system contexts, food systems, and built environments for physical activity, as well as patterns of social stratification and cultural biases related to ethnicity, migration, and other determinants of social disadvantage. These factors can be linked to mediators of exposure or vulnerability to obesity-related risks, such as poverty, being an 'outsider', stress and trauma resulting from historical and current oppression, exposure to bias and discrimination, related biological or behavioral consequences, and inadequate health and social care. CONCLUSIONS:Focusing on ethnic minority populations in high-income countries is critical for public health efforts to address epidemic obesity. Mitigating intersecting risk pathways arising from stratification and bias based on ethnicity and migrant status should be prominent in these efforts.
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2019-07-01 00:00:00pages
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