By Kathryn J. Pollard, MS
Research Projects Manager for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Hispanic Americans face a 10 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes due to health disparities. To combat this, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine has introduced LEADR, a 12-week program addressing lifestyle and access issues, with a strong focus on culturally relevant solutions.
It’s no secret that lifestyle-related chronic diseases disproportionately affect our country’s underserved, under-resourced populations. We witnessed this most starkly after the impact of COVID-19 disproportionately bore down on the nation’s most disadvantaged communities.
Specifically, Hispanic Americans are at a significantly higher risk for… Read more
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I have the greatest job in the world as a researcher of health, lifestyle, plant-based nutrition, and as a nutrition educator teaching others about the powers of a whole-food plant-based diet, as I get to be witness to countless people improving their health, gaining vitality, combating disease, and also eating in the most beneficial way to preserve our planet.
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