“ One cannot but wonder why everyone is scratching there head , figuring out why the disparities between Pacific children and children of. caucasian . We will look at the environment where Pasifika children grow up in compared to the environment where white children grow up in , and one will see a big difference , you decide . The Pasifika diet varies greatly to what a white family eat . Pasifika children have the tendency to eat more junk food and drink sugary drinks in large amount whilst neglecting to visit their GP or dentist till one is sick or has a toothache , another cause for the disparities between Pasifika children and white children health is the lack of a diverse workforce , lack of interpreters , poor access to care , time constraints , and systematic factors that lead to differences in quality of care delivered ( such as difference between public and private hospitals ) . Obesity is rampant among young Pasifika children due to over indulging on junk food and not enough exercise too much time spend in front of the idiot box . ”