Diseases that mainly affects blacks, and why it's racist BS... and also our fault

[dabestkeptsecret]

i think a lot of disparities in terms of diseases has a lot to do with income along with genetics. Like i would like to see how poor blacks compare to poor whites in terms of diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure. But there are def genetic differences. Being from africa I think our immune system is a lot stronger than whites, which makes us more prone to immunological diseases like lupus. Also another example would be a kidney disease called FSGS which affects blacks way more than whites, and the theory is that its a gene that is actually helpful to protect us from malaria, but makes us more prone to that disease.

 

[Software]

Bruh black people in America are the strongest people on the earth. Our ancestors went thru the middle passage and survived, went thru slavery and survived. We were put thru an artificial form of survival of the fittest and so now we suffer less from birth defects and inborn incurable illnesses. You right most of our major diseases with high mortality rates in the black community could be prevented but yet its not. You make good points on the education about health and wellness in the black community. I know of a lot of yall probably had great grand parents or something who lived to be old as dirt. My great grandfather lived to be 95, because he didn't smoke or do eat any of this processed shyt, worked on a farm and got his food naturally.

Health care also has a lot to do with it too. Us black people are less likely to go to the doctor so a lot of us have high blood pressure or are moving towards diabetes an we don't even know it.

 

[concise]

The other thing is, 2) anything you don't have to shake before you drink has been altered at the chemical level and is not good for you.
If you paid attention in chemestry you know that when a mixture settles the parts should seperate. If you set a soda down, the sugar should seperate from the water, from the dyes, from the flavourings.. but that is not the case. That should be a red flag to you.

You're trying to kick knowledge about basic chemistry yet it seems you've never heard of a simple concept called a "solution".

 

[notPsychosiz]

You're trying to kick knowledge about basic chemistry yet it seems you've never heard of a simple concept called a "solution".

Homogenization or homogenisation is any of several processes used to make a mixture of two mutually non-soluble liquids the same throughout.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homogenization_(chemistry)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixture
Most things you are drinking are mixtures, but not solutions. That said, all solutions are mixtures by default.

 

[old soul]

The Western Diet is the cause of a lot of health issues that you guys are talking about. Read some Michael Pollan

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

props for the info

 

[Blackking]

Bruh black people in America are the strongest people on the earth. .

I agree.

but your group mentality can kill you.

 

[newworldafro]

Do they suffer from these diseases in africa.

That's the question I always ask too. ... tells you alot right there.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

That's the question I always ask too. ... tells you alot right there.

I mean is sickle cell anemia rampant in africa?

 

[Will Ross]

People don't care about ALS they just seen other people doing it on social networking so they did it.

 

[OfTheCross]

Too many fat ppl in America. I have little to no sympathy for ppl that don't take care of themselves.

 

[wet landscapes]

my mom was telling me that africans with a higher capacity to withstand high amounts of salt(?)/lack of water were the ones that didn't die during the boat ride here, making the slaves (african american ancestors) predisposed to high blood pressure

 

[Blackking]

Most of it is a type of racism. Look at the grocery stores and the lack of healthy choices. We're set up to fail. On any given day you can go to nearest meat section of the grocery store and see endless packages of fat back, salt jowl, neckbones, pig feets. Just alotta high fat content meat for cheap. Most black ppl be on a budget so they buy what they can afford to make big meals and stretch they food dollars.

Well

Would you support a black owned grocery store?

 

[sanityovar8ted]

Well

Would you support a black owned grocery store?

yes i would , if they didnt have all that fatty meats and neckbones n salt jowl n shyt, and better produce...id welcome it

 

[krackdagawd]

SCA is basically a black disease genetically.
There's no cure for most people with sickle cell anemia. However, treatments can relieve pain and help prevent further problems associated with sickle cell anemia.
There is so much money to be made off the 'treatments'