![Studying the Health of Latino Youth]()
Federal statistics show that Hispanic/Latino children suffer from high rates of obesity, putting them at increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease. In 2011, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute launched the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth) as part of the larger Hispanic Community Health Study supported by the National Institutes of Health. SOL Youth assessed 1,466 Hispanic/Latino children to look for factors that might explain their increased health risks. One of SOL Youth’s four study sites was the Bronx, and Carmen Isasi, M.D., Ph.D., was one of the Einstein researchers involved in the study. She and other SOL Youth researchers describe findings from the study in the June 22, 2016 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics. They observed a significant gender disparity, with boys exhibiting high blood pressure, obesity, and pre-diabetes more frequently than girls. Dr.Isasi is associate professor of epidemiology & population health and of pediatrics.
Posted on: Monday, June 27, 2016