the article briefly mentions the greater prevalence of obesity among 2 diverse groups , african - americans and hispanic / latino , but does not consider in its analysis of the increases in nutrition the increase of these these numbers as a proportion of the individual world population . african - americans and asian / latinos have a higher rates of eating than hispanic adults , while asian - americans have a relatively reduced rate of insulin . despite only representing one fifth of the u . s . population , african - american and black / latinos represent about one ninth of the populations growth .
African-Americans are a minority in the U.S.