The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

“After evaluating 5,069 people referred for an exercise stress test to detect coronary artery disease, Dr. Carl J. Lavie, director of the exercise laboratories at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, and his colleagues found black patients overall had a higher level of obesity and a lower exercise capacity than white patients. The most pronounced differences, Lavie said, were seen in men.”

“…The participants included 4,428 whites and 641 blacks, aged 52 to 74. They were evaluated for exercise capacity in simple terms, Lavie said, such as how long they could walk on an incline on a treadmill. Black men, on average, were three years younger than their white counterparts, had a higher body mass index (BMI), and had an exercise capacity that was 7 percent lower, Lavie said. (…more)”

Also check out this article:

Study: African-Americans More Susceptible to Some Diseases

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we have to deal with this! This is all the more reason to join me on my African-American health challenge after the holidays. We have to stop this trend.

We can do it!

I will provide more details beyond the link above on this health challenge later this week.