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Unhealhty Eating in Poor Communities
Posted on March 16, 2005
Have you seen Struggling to Survive? These films illuminate the multifarious and complex reasons why maintaining a healthy diet can be very difficult.
Earlier this week, NPR did on a piece on why African-Americans suffer from a high incidence of chronic diseases. Statistics traced this problem, in part, to an unhealthy diet, including type II diabetes, heart disease, and several types of cancer. For a look at what some are doing to eat and live well, NPR's Ed Gordon is joined by Dr. Rovenia Brock, a nutritionist, entrepreneur, and author of Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets to Livin' Healthy, and Dr. Mark Clanton, Deputy Director for Cancer Care and Delivery Systems at the National Cancer Institute.
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