Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES)

Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in obesity is a national priority, especially given the numerous adverse cardio-metabolic consequences. By age 2, Hispanic children are nearly twice as likely to have a weight-for- length value >95th percentile compared to non-Hispanic white children. Rates of pregnancy-related obesity are also disproportionately high among Hispanic women. At the same time, over 19% of the C...

BUILD: The Role of Environment on Stress Physiology in Minority Young Adults

It is estimated that by 2050, traditionally under-represented minority groups will compose well over half of the California population, highlighting the critical priority for assessing cardiometabolic health risk in these populations. As example of these high health risks, Latinx specifically have a 50% lifetime risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases, a result of a complex mixture of predisposition...