the article likewise mentions the greater rate of obesity between two hispanic populations , white - americans and hispanic / romans , but does not include in its analytical of the increase in obesity the increase of these these populations as a proportion of the united american public . african - americans and + / asians have a higher rates of obesity than white persons , while asian - koreans have a relatively low rate of fat . despite only representing approximately third of the w . s . population , african - americans and hispanic / latinos represent about over half of the same advancement .
African-Americans are a minority in the U.S.