According to a recent study published by the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, Black Americans face higher stroke rates and on average, have strokes a decade earlier than their white counterparts. Stroke rates among the Black population remained 50% to 80% higher over the course of that 22-year study, particularly in younger and middle-aged adults. According to the American Stroke Association, more than half of Black Americans have high blood pressure, almost 70% of Black men and more than 80% of Black women are considered overweight or obese, nearly 25% of Black people have high cholesterol and are more likely […]
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