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minus-squareFlying Squidlinkfedilink5•5 months agoI’d say centuries of institutional racism might have a little more to do with it.
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink0•5 months agoBut that racism is what has led over time to higher rates of obesity.
minus-squareFlying Squidlinkfedilink3•5 months agoWell now we’re doing a chicken-or-egg thing, but the obesity is far from the sole reason. However most of the reasons can be traced back to institutional racism.
I’d say centuries of institutional racism might have a little more to do with it.
But that racism is what has led over time to higher rates of obesity.
Well now we’re doing a chicken-or-egg thing, but the obesity is far from the sole reason. However most of the reasons can be traced back to institutional racism.