The USDA has been involved in actively promoting good nutrition to the public for more than one hundred years. It was in 1894 that the USDA developed and promoted food guides as a resource to help the American population learn about good nutrition and have the knowledge to choose a diet that was considered healthy for those times. The first USDA food guide consisting of the identification of food groups was developed in 1916. As time went on, the structure for food guides was focused on and evolved around the current needs of the population. These included notions on how to select foods with economics in mind especially during the Great Depression. These also suggested an assortment of choices from various food groups in case supplies were
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Furthermore, according to these projections the Caucasian population is expected to decline while other minority groups will increase by the year 2050. The State of Kentucky may also follow this trend, but it will take longer; perhaps by the end of the century because of less minority population residing in Kentucky (Population Projections, 2013).
Statistics indicate that within the last decade only ten counties in Kentucky had a decline in Hispanic population though Hispanic growth was much more pervasive throughout the remaining counties. Kentucky’s Hispanic population consists of about 3% of the State’s total population, recorded as 132,836. More notably is that Kentucky’s Hispanic population grew by an astonishing 122% in the decade from 2000 to 2010. (U.S Census Bureau, …show more content…
(Neuhouser, et al, 2004). Obesity is known to be a risk factor for a variety of other chronic conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, stroke, heart disease, cancer, and arthritis. (Malnick & Knolber, 2006).
According to the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) 2003 – 2004, 75.8 percent of Hispanics in the U.S were determined to be either overweigh, obese, or otherwise, with a body mass index (BMI) over 25 and above. The BMI is a number calculated factoring in a person’s weight and height and is used by medical professionals to screen the patient for certain illness that could eventually lead to chronic health issues. (CDC, 2014). More notable were significant differences in obesity by gender, as 42 percent of Hispanic women fell into the obese range, compared to 31.6 percent of Hispanic men (Ogden et al;
Furthermore, according to these projections the Caucasian population is expected to decline while other minority groups will increase by the year 2050. The State of Kentucky may also follow this trend, but it will take longer; perhaps by the end of the century because of less minority population residing in Kentucky (Population Projections, 2013).
Statistics indicate that within the last decade only ten counties in Kentucky had a decline in Hispanic population though Hispanic growth was much more pervasive throughout the remaining counties. Kentucky’s Hispanic population consists of about 3% of the State’s total population, recorded as 132,836. More notably is that Kentucky’s Hispanic population grew by an astonishing 122% in the decade from 2000 to 2010. (U.S Census Bureau, …show more content…
(Neuhouser, et al, 2004). Obesity is known to be a risk factor for a variety of other chronic conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, stroke, heart disease, cancer, and arthritis. (Malnick & Knolber, 2006).
According to the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) 2003 – 2004, 75.8 percent of Hispanics in the U.S were determined to be either overweigh, obese, or otherwise, with a body mass index (BMI) over 25 and above. The BMI is a number calculated factoring in a person’s weight and height and is used by medical professionals to screen the patient for certain illness that could eventually lead to chronic health issues. (CDC, 2014). More notable were significant differences in obesity by gender, as 42 percent of Hispanic women fell into the obese range, compared to 31.6 percent of Hispanic men (Ogden et al;