the chapter also lists the greater prevalence of obesity among two minority individuals , african - americans and african / creole , but does not consider in its analysis of the increase in obesity the increase of these these people as a proportion of the unified states people . negro - americans and hispanic / latinos have a higher rates of obesity than white america , while asian - americans have a relatively moderate degree of obesity . despite only representing one third of the u . s . population , african - americans and hispanic / mexicans represent about one sixteenth of the overall growth .
African-Americans are a minority in the U.S.