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More than half of all African-American women are obese, according to the CDC. And the solution to stop the unhealthy epidemic is a plant-based diet, according to \u201cThe Ageless Vegan\u201d Tracye McQuirter.

The public health nutritionist joins \u201cThe Weight Loss Champion\u201d Chuck Carroll to discuss her efforts to inspire the community to get healthy through the 10,000 Black Vegan Women campaign which helps women modify their eating habits.

The pair also discuss social injustices of food in underprivileged communities and why there can be significant disparities in life expectancy even among people who live only blocks apart.

Chuck is then joined by Washington Post columnist, Courtland Milloy, who shares his remarkable story of change.

For his entire life he swore off broccoli. He hated it. Couldn\u2019t stand it. Wanted nothing to do with it. His disdain was so great that he even dedicated ink to it in his column.

The problem for Courtland was that the ex-communication of cruciferous vegetables \u2014 and many others \u2014 was taking a toll on his health. At one time he could barely lift his leg into the car and walked as though he was nearing his 80th birthday. In reality, that particular milestone was still decades away.

Fast forward to today, where Courtland has adopted a plant-based diet and people half his age are having trouble keeping up! He\u2019s chronicled his journey to health in his column and now he\u2019s sharing it on The Exam Room along with his health Sherpa, Gwyn Whittaker!

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC

Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook

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Tracye McQuirter

10,000 Black Vegan Women: http://bit.ly/10kbvw

"The Ageless Vegans" Exam Room Interview: https://apple.co/2woN7JG

Twitter: @byanygreens

IG: @byanygreens

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Courtland Milloy

Twitter: @ctmilloy

Facebook: http://bit.ly/milloyfb

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Courtland\u2019s Columns

We may not like our veggies. But with rollbacks to health care, they\u2019ve never been more important: https://wapo.st/3bQUaeD

My mom was right: Eat your broccoli: https://wapo.st/2HA0Pfl

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

IG: @PhysiciansCommittee

Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook

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