This article represents another approach to the topic of @entity28 in African-American @entity1 . It will not give the usual statistical data on @entity28 in African American @entity1 , because as African-American @entity1 , it is known that a greater majority is at risk. Instead the article represents a historical, cultural and psychosocial journey in attempting to understand @entity28 in African-American @entity1 from this perspective. The following thoughts are reflective of interactions with African-American @entity1 who have struggled with their weight and who have strived to understand the dynamics of their dilemma of being overweight and/or @entity28 in America. This article explains that @entity28 in African-American @entity1 is more than an alteration in ones physiological processes. For some African-American @entity1 @entity28 is the essence of ones being and it has had a deleterious impact on them. @entity28 in the African-American @entity1 is not as simplistic as perceived. It is more than the management of the intake of food. @entity28 is also more than the type of food that African-American @entity1 prepare and consume. @entity28 in this sense maybe linked to the very essence of the @entity1 's cultural, historical and psychosocial well being. Being large can be a familial characteristic bearing no connection to the consumption and preparation of food. Important to the latter concept, and essential to the understanding of @entity28 in African-American @entity1 , it needs to be remembered that food may have many symbolic meanings. The symbols may be of a cultural and psychological nature and could be consciously unknown to the individual. Whatever the situation, it needs to be clear that for many African-Americans, @entity28 is not merely a medical problem. Being @entity28 in America, and particularly for African-American @entity1 , has a far-reaching effect. It has reek havoc on the cultural psyche of the African-American @entity1 . The popular cultural concept conveyed by all types of media, is one of being thin and/or slim.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'woman'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['Obesity', 'obese', 'obesity']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
