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[–] handlerchels ago 

Do you have a source for that? They all have asthma and many die of kidney disease at 40, there's something just wrong with them generally.

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[–] AristotleCLONE 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Do you have a source for "...They all have..." or are you just making up things?

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[–] handlerchels ago 

"All" is hyperbole, but not by much. It's untrue to present them as healthier than whites. Many of these articles try to blame their health problems on racism, but that doesn't make sense to me. Many of the moms and babies dead from childbirth complications, for example, have good jobs, advanced education, and access to great medical care in cities on the coasts with big teaching hospitals. I think it's them, at the level of their DNA, not healthcare and not culture.

Kidney Disease: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/race-ethnicity

Asthma: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=15

Death from Childbirth: https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/15/health/black-women-maternal-mortality/index.html https://www.thenation.com/article/whats-killing-americas-black-infants/ https://www.npr.org/2017/12/07/568948782/black-mothers-keep-dying-after-giving-birth-shalon-irvings-story-explains-why

Autoimmune Diseases:

General - https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2004-12-05-voa37-66338137/544836.html

Rates Comparable in the US and Africa: https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/systemic-autoimmune-diseases-not-so-rare-in-black-africans-2161-1149-4-130.php?aid=23586

Lupus and Black Women - https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=174855

Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes - https://source.wustl.edu/2005/07/pilot-study-finds-poorer-outcomes-for-africanamericans-with-rheumatoid-arthritis/