Some articles on  the issue of obesity in the Tongan Community:

“Obesity Risk Factors.” Mayo Clinic . Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 10 June 2015. Web. 17 May 2017.

Aacap. Obesity In Children And Teens . N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

Fotu, K. F., L. Millar, H. Mavoa, P. Kremer, M. Moodie, W. Snowdon, J. Utter, P. Vivili, J. T. Schultz, M. Malakellis, M. P. McCabe, G. Roberts, and B. A. Swinburn. “Outcome Results for the Ma’alahi Youth Project, a Tongan Community-based Obesity Prevention Programme for Adolescents.” Obesity Reviews : An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. U.S. National Library of Medicine, Nov. 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

Fox, Maggie. “America’s Obesity Epidemic Hits a New High.” NBCNews.com . NBCUniversal News Group, 07 June 2016. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

“Obesity: Rates Are Increasing in American Women.” Time . Time, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

“Overweight & Obesity Statistics | NIDDK.” National Institutes of Health . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

“Voyages, From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs.” Cornell University Press . N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

Watson, Katy, and Sarah Treanor. “How Mutton Flaps Are Killing Tonga.” BBC News . BBC, 18 Jan. 2016. Web. 26 Apr. 2017.

State of Utah, Salt Lake City Follow. “Pacific Islander Report 2011.” LinkedIn SlideShare . Utah Department of Health, 22 Dec. 2011. Web. 17 May 2017.

Jacob, Aglaee. “The Effects of Too Much Starch in a Diet.” LIVESTRONG.COM . Leaf Group, 02 May 2015. Web. 05 May 2017.

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