i woke up to this article glaring at me on digg:

BLACK WOMEN IN THE US APPEAR TO BE SHRINKING

summary:  80% of black women are obese.  black women have shrunk in the past 40 years by about 3 inches.  this is not true for wealthy and middle class black women.  in fact, women of that demographic are actually getting taller.  children of fat black women ( Read more... )