Obesity is Common, Serious and Costly: Adult Obesity Facts
African-American women have the highest rates of being overweight1 or obese compared to other groups in the U.S. About four out of five African-American women are overweight or obese. About…
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Getting Enough Vitamin D? Black Americans have lowest levels!
What happens if we don’t get enough vitamin D? Lack of vitamin D affects bones and many other parts of the body. Growing children who do not get enough vitamin…
I’m catching Hell, and so is Brooks County, Texas
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders caused a social media firestorm in March of 2016 when he claimed that “When you’re white you don’t know what it’s like to be living in…
Traumatic Brain Injury: 3 Risk Factors
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that unintentional injuries1 (accidents) were the third leading cause of death for Black American Males in 2010. Jay Harold found a fact sheet…