Tracye Lynn McQuirter, author of By Any Greens Necessary: A Revolutionary Guide for Black Women Who Want to Eat Great, Get Healthy, Lose Weight, and Look Phat, just did an interview for The Root. One of the questions was:

“80 percent of black women are overweight, and 50 percent of us are obese. If we all turned vegan, how long before we would start noticing changes?”

Tracye responded:

Immediately – if we all turned HEALTHY vegans.  (Because there are some unhealthy vegan foods out there, including white bread, white rice, white pastas, sugar, fried food, and more.)  If black women en masse began eating meals made from healthy vegan ingredients, we’d start an instant revolution.

As individuals, women could start losing at least a pound a week, studies show, even without exercising. And since women are still the primary cooks in the family, we could dramatically improve the health our partners and children, as well.  We could become the healthiest generations of African Americans from this point forward.  Imagine generations of black folks living disease-free for life – no heart disease; stroke; breast, prostate, or colon cancers; diabetes or obesity – while eating healthy plant-based foods in abundance.  That’s why I wrote this book.  I want to grow that revolution.

Want to see her in action? Here’s a video of Tracye Lynn McQuirter:

You can visit the author’s website here: http://byanygreensnecessary.com/

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