HEALTH
OBESITY IS A DISEASE Being overweight is literally killing people of color one meal at a time.
Written by Chris Bryant, DNP, MSN-PH, RN Rameck Hunt, MD, FACP
If you were asked to take ten seconds to name someone you know with high blood pressure, diabetes or heart disease, you probably wouldn’t need a second. Unfortunately, the African American community is at high risk for a variety of illnesses and conditions that we’re all too familiar with, and the situation is getting worse. But most people don’t know that one disease is a major risk factor for a wide array of other diseases prevCODE M / JUNE 2021 11
