The first sign of the winter thaw is your cue to spring into action to battle a bulging waistline. Forty percent of American adults don’t participate in any leisure-time physical activity; and for Hispanic adults, the number is even less. If you’ve been hibernating this winter and are noticing the extra pounds adding up, it’s time to spring into action! 

SAN ANTONIO -- A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center shows Hipanics in South Texas aren't living as healthy a lifestyle. It shows almost 38 percent of them are obese.

According to the National Diabetes Fact Sheet from CDC (Centers for Disease Control), as of 2011 the U.S. has a total of 18.8 million people with a diagnosis of diabetes. Hispanics are 1.7 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to develop diabetes. In fact, diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death among Latinos. It is also the leading cause of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and amputations.

First lady Michelle Obama took her campaign against being overweight and childhood obesity to the popular Spanish-language television program “Sabado Gigante,” where she spoke about the benefits of a healthy diet and physical exercise.

Are the companies that bring us junk food and sugary drinks funding feel-good research studies to mask what they’re really doing—driving conditions such as obesity and diabetes to record-high levels, particularly among Blacks and Latinos?