(Medical Xpress) -- Understanding cultural influences on African-American women may be important in helping them achieve long-term weight loss, according to researchers from Rice University and ...

The reasons are still unclear. Some factors that may contribute are as follows: • Culture: African-American women are less likely to participate in weight loss programs and are less likely to ...

In the African American community, weight loss and maintaining ... especially among women, can help break the stigma that ...

African-American women may need to eat fewer calories or burn more than their Caucasian counterparts to lose a comparable amount of weight, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh ...

weight control and health. But as an African American woman, she also knows that a workout has to include time for yet another routine that happens after her cardio and weightlifting. "I have to ...

Frequent experiences of racism were associated with a higher risk of obesity among African American ... to women under the age 40 at the beginning of follow-up because most adult weight gain ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African American women who follow the same diet as white women and exercise just as much tend to lose less weight because they burn fewer calories, a new study suggests.

African American (AA) women have been shown to lose less weight than Caucasian women in response to behavioral interventions. Our objective was to examine adherence to intervention and metabolic ...

All three have launched individual campaigns that reflect an emerging priority for African-American women: finding creative ... "We've turned exercise into a weight-loss regimen," Parker said.

The facts don’t lie: African-American women have higher rates ... We Are More Prone To Insulin Resistance Even at a favorable weight, Black women are at a higher risk for insulin resistance.