Fast food companies make higher profits on soft drinks than on their food products.

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In 2007 Latino USA produced a series of radio programs in conjunction with the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR) at the University of Notre Dame addressing the issues of obesity and overweight within the US Latino community. Click on the links below to hear the radio programs.

• Clip 1: Correspondent Maria Martin travels to San Antonio, Texas, one of the most “obese” cities in America. [5:10]
• Clip 2: Correspondent Maria Martin reviews the results of the Exercise Habits Survey conducted by the Bear County Health Collaborative of San Antonio, Texas. [4:48]
• Clip 3: Correspondent Maria Martin examines the balance between the necessity and the pleasure of eating in the Latino community. [5:21]
• Clip 4: The Department of Agriculture’s “Food Pyramid” is re-examined in light of controversial findings about healthy food choices and popular diet fads. [4:43]
• Clip 5: In a Latino culture that promotes taking care of others, the issue of self-care sometimes can bring on guilt. [4:51]
• Clip 6: What are the tools necessary to increase physical activity and change eating habits? [4:20]
• Clip 7: Are school cafeterias contributing to low-income Latino and African-American children’s obesity? [5:15]
• Clip 8: Dr. Robert Anders, Dean of School of Nursing at the University of Texas at El Paso, discusses why El Paso is the perfect place to study health disparities related to Latino obesity. [9:57]
• Clip 9: Susan Levin, a nutritionist at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, discusses how ethical and responsible research should pursue lifestyle alteration strategies vs. aggressive drug controls. [7:50]
• Clip 10: Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer discuss the work of the Go Green East Harlem health initiative in reducing minority diabetes and obesity. [13:45]
• Clip 11: Why are Latinos not leading the call for healthy change, especially when it comes to childhood obesity? [59:00]

In 2008, also in conjunction with IUPLR, Radio Bilingüe produced a series of radio spots addressing obesity awareness and prevention targeted at Spanish-speaking immigrants and Latino youth. Click on the links below to hear the radio programs.

• Clip 1: Elige alimentos saludables (Healthy Food Choices) [00:52]
• Clip 2: Un estilo de vida saludable (Healthy Life-styles) [00:49]
• Clip 3: Ponle color a tus comidas (Add Color to Your Foods) [00:56]
• Clip 4: La comida chatarra te puede cegar (Fast Food Can Make You Blind) [00:49]
• Clip 5: Toma el control y ganale la batalla a la obesidad (Take Control: Win the Battle over Obesity) [1:00]