Learn the Facts, Burn the Fat: Newcomers and Obesity in America

July 25, 2005

Students at Northwestern High School, working with adults from the University of Maryland, have created a flash movie that describes the changes in their diet after they immigrated from Africa, Asia, or Latin America to Prince George's County, MD. The movie is funny, but it's serious, too: the obesity epidemic is costing lives.

Click here to play the movie.