Deep down in an article about American obesity:
However, more needs to be done to target such efforts in minority groups who tend to have higher rates of obesity than whites, she said.
For instance, obesity rates among white men were 36.2 percent in 2009-2010 compared to 38.8 percent among black men.
The obesity prevalence in white women was 32.2 percent compared to 58.5 percent in black women.
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