[Maybe it is racism-ed]
Canada is facing an obesity epidemic. According to the 2005 Community Health Survey, Canadian children, youth and adults are heavier now than at any other time in our history. An estimated 26% of Canadian children and adolescents aged 2 to 17 are overweight, 8% of which are considered obese: body weight is comprised of more than 25% fat in males and more than 32% fat in females. Fifty-nine percent of Canadian adults are considered overweight of which 23.1% are considered obese.
What’s causing this epidemic? Experts cite well known risk factors such as a poor diet and a lack of structured and unstructured exercise. These risk factors affect all Canadians equally: if you eat too much and exercise too little, you will gain weight. Simple.
Recently, however, experts are beginning to explore the not so simple or straightforward connection between income level, neighbourhood location and weight. These factors do not affect all Canadians equally and accumulatively these risk factors are very bad news for Black Canadians.
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