• Question: why r black people more healthier than white people

    Asked by ixabdulxi to Andrew, Ben, Beth, Heather, Louisa on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Ben Still

      Ben Still answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Is there evidence for this?

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      Louisa Chard answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I’m not sure that there is evidence that black people are healthier than white people or the other way round if you compare people living in the same environment.

    • Photo: Andrew McKinley

      Andrew McKinley answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      There isn’t any evidence to support this.

    • Photo: Beth Dyson

      Beth Dyson answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      I’m not sure that’s true. Although people with different ancestry might be susceptible to slightly different illnesses.

      For example, certain studies have shown that African Americans are 60% more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than White Americans, Hispanic people are more likely to be lactose intolerant, and White and Asian people are more likely to get Alzheimers than Africans.

      The reasons for these illnesses tend to be genetic though, and don’t mean than one background is healthier than any other.

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