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QUICK FACTS THAT MATTER

COMMUNITIES OF COLOR 

From poor dietary education and choices to wealth inequality and racism, people of color in the United States hold the top spots in death and disability from our top chronic diseases.  Here are a few statistics that may prove helpful in better understanding the significant impact that these factors have on people of color.

 

These statistics were sourced from CDC, National Institutes of Health, National Heart Association, American Cancer Society and the Office of Minority Health

African-Americans

  1.  DIABETES IS 80% MORE COMMON AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS THAN WHITE AMERICANS

  2.  AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE 3X MORE LIKELY TO HAVE LIMB AMPUTATIONS COMPARED TO WHITE AMERICANS

  3.  AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE 6 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER KIDNEY DISEASE THAN OTHER GROUPS W/DIABETES

  4.  CANCER IS MOST COMMON AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS

  5.  AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE THE SHORTEST CANCER SURVIVAL RATE AMONG ALL GROUPS 

  6.  AFRICAN-AMERICANS SUFFER MORE STROKES THAN ANY OTHER GROUP

  7.  50% OF ALL AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE SOME FORM OF HEART DISEASE

  8.  40% OF ALL AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

  9.  50% OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ADULTS ARE OBESE 

LATINO COMMUNITIES 

  1. CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR HISPANICS & AFRO CARIBBEANS IN THE U.S. 

  2. HISPANICS ARE 50% MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM DIABETES OR LIVER DISEASE THAN WHITE AMERICANS

  3. 22% OF HISPANIC MEN AND 25% OF HISPANIC WOMEN HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

  4. 33% OF HISPANICS UNDER THE AGE OF 65 LACK HEALTH INSURANCE AND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE 

  5. NEARLY 45% OF LATINO ADULTS ARE OBESE 

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WHOLE FOOD PLANT-BASED DIET

  1. REDUCES RISK FACTORS FOR OUR TOP CHRONIC DISEASES BY UP TO 90%

  2. AIDS IN THE REVERSAL, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION OBESITY AND SOME CANCERS

  3. HELPS PRESERVE OUR LIMITED FRESHWATER SUPPLY (See peta.org for details)

  4. REDUCES ANIMAL ABUSE, SUFFERING AND SPREAD OF ANIMAL-BORNE DISEASES 

  5. REDUCES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 

  6. CAN SAVE UP TO 5K /YEAR FOR A FAMILY OF 4 ON GROCERY BUDGET
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According to the National Academy of Sciences, eating a Whole-Food, Plant-Based (WFPB) (or healthy vegan diet) can reduce the risk factors for our top chronic diseases by up to 90%. Eating this way can also help reduce U.S. healthcare costs, greenhouse gas emissions and preservation of our limited freshwater supply. 

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