13 Scary Facts About Black Women’s Health
- By
Meg Butler
Diabetes Is 60% More Common In African Americans
That’s a big disparity. And it comes with pretty serious consequences. Blacks are also 2.5 times more likely to have a limb amputated after contracting the disease and 5.6 times more likely to develop kidney disease.
The good news is that a little healthy eating can reduce your risk. Don’t know where to start? Amazon.com is full of inexpensive books to help steer you in the right direction. A little reading now can save you a lifetime of injections later.
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