News Finding: aEURoePolicies that are relevant to the relations between family members include those that determine job availability, socioeconomic status, health and other disparities in poor communities,aEUR Assari said.
Paper Finding: Conclusion: High maternal support appears to be protective against increases in BMI among African American female young adults.
News Context: The bigger concern, however, is addressing policies that influence the way a mother who lives in poverty parents, he says. aEURoePolicies that are relevant to the relations between family members include those that determine job availability, socioeconomic status, health and other disparities in poor communities,aEUR Assari said. aEURoeAny policies that alter the function of a family in such context are the ones that need to be addressed.aEUR
  
  
  
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  More information: aEURoeLow parental support in late adolescence predicts obesity in young adulthood; Gender differences in a 12-year cohort of African Americans.aEUR Journal of Diabetes Metabolic Disorders 2015, 14:47A DOI: 10.1186/s40200-015-0176-8
Paper Context: We could not find such an association for male African American young adults. Conclusion: High maternal support appears to be protective against increases in BMI among African American female young adults. As parental support is a modifiable factor within available evidence-based interventions that enhance parenting, it should be included in obesity prevention programs for African American women.