He explained measures of chronic stress (anger, hostility, depression and anxiety) are also associated with increased hypertension, high levels of diabetes, elevated cholesterol, low infant birth weight and weight gain.
Other physicians lamented the perception that many Black women are overweight because brothers like it that way. “That is to say that the culture rewards women for a little extra padding,” said a member of the audience.
I think there’s probably some class issues there, said a physician from Atlanta. “As kids many of us were told that brothers prefer women who have junk in the trunk – put plainly – big butts.”