In the Spirit of Sankofa,
Look To The Yams: New Study Finds Africans, Caribbean Immigrants Healthier than African-Americans
And as reported by Think Progress:
“In this time, the Africans consumed traditional American food — meat and cheese high in fat content — while African Americans took on a traditional African diet — high in fiber and low in fat, with plenty of vegetables, beans, and cornmeal, with little meat ... After the exchange, researchers performed colonoscopies on both groups and found that those in the African diet group increased the production of butyrate, a fatty acid proven to protect against colon cancer. Members of the American diet group, on the other hand, developed changes in their gut that scientists say precede the development of cancerous cells.” You can read the study here.
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http://madamenoire.com/726801/look-...-immigrants-healthier-than-african-americans/
But according to new research, it might be environmental
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Look To The Yams: New Study Finds Africans, Caribbean Immigrants Healthier than African-Americans
And as reported by Think Progress:
“In this time, the Africans consumed traditional American food — meat and cheese high in fat content — while African Americans took on a traditional African diet — high in fiber and low in fat, with plenty of vegetables, beans, and cornmeal, with little meat ... After the exchange, researchers performed colonoscopies on both groups and found that those in the African diet group increased the production of butyrate, a fatty acid proven to protect against colon cancer. Members of the American diet group, on the other hand, developed changes in their gut that scientists say precede the development of cancerous cells.” You can read the study here.
Video
http://madamenoire.com/726801/look-...-immigrants-healthier-than-african-americans/
But according to new research, it might be environmental
...
