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UI Professor Tackles Obesity, Diabetes in Immigrant Communities

Story air date: Friday, January 06, 2012

U of I Professor Angela Wiley is trying to curb obesity and diabetes rates among immigrant communities.

Obesity is hitting Latino children in the United States harder than any other demographic, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Angela Wiley, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is trying to curb that trend in immigrant communities living in Illinois. She heads the Up Amigos project, which looks at how biological, social, and environmental factors affect rates of obesity and diabetes. Illinois Public Radio's Rachel Otwell talks with Wiley about her research.

(Photo courtesy of the University of Illinois)