... her female siblings was one of those expectations. She was 16 years old when she started to think of losing weight. At first, I thought that it was normal for a teenage girl to start working out, eating healthy and want to lose several pounds, especially when my sister and I were pretty petite and loved being skinny ... the week. She started to cut back on her food, and talk about how chubby she was all the time. Then, she started to change her diet routines and went on "juicing." Maybe for at least 6 months she had been drinking only water and fruit shakes, without eating even a cracker...

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... , have been subjected to this environment for many generations and therefore are accustomed to kind of living. It is statistically proven that immigrants have healthier eating habits, better physical activity routines and have yet to become adapted to the American western diet, which mostly consists of processed foods and low nutrient based menus (Wen, 2011). On the other hand, Latino communities ... that are mainly immigrants although may have their cultural habits that can keep their BMI normal, are in great danger of becoming obese (Wen, 2011). This is because of their social behavior...

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