A frican A mericans, especially women, have higher obesity rates than the general US
population. Because of the importance of faith to many A frican A mericans, faith‐based …

Behavioural interventions incorporating features that are culturally salient to A frican A
merican women have emerged as one approach to address the high rates of obesity in this …

When compared with men of other racial or ethnic groups, A frican A merican men are more
likely to experience adverse health conditions. The systematic review objectives were to (i) …

Obesity prevalence in black/A frican A merican children and adults of both sexes is high
overall and compared with US whites. What we know, and do not know, about how to …

The excess burden of obesity among African–American women is well documented.
However, the behavioural weight loss intervention literature often does not report results by …

Background African Americans and rural residents are disproportionately affected by
obesity. Innovative approaches to address obesity that are sensitive to the issues of rural …

The efficacy of behavioural lifestyle interventions (BLI) for weight loss and prevention and
treatment of diabetes and hypertension is well established but may vary among racial/ethnic …

Despite multidisciplinary efforts to control the nation's obesity epidemic, obesity has
persisted as one of the US's top public health problems, particularly among African …

Background Although obesity among immigrants remains an important area of study given
the increasing migrant population in Australia and other developed countries, research on …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There
is a need for theoretical frameworks to catalyze further research and to inform the …