Saving Black Women’s Lives

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the top leading causes of death for Black or African American women are diet-related.

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Heart Disease, diabetes, and hypertentions are among the top 10 causes of death for Black or African American women in the United States (CDC 2020).

These chronic preventable health conditions are also diet-related conditions.

A study and food

Food at the Center (FC, Inc.) was inspired by Clover Beadle a self-identified strong black woman who loves to cook, cooks to love, loves to eat, and eats to live.

In the faced of chronic health conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, Clover took steps to reclaim her health beginning with her dietary plate. Through her own personally developed mindful cooking, eating, gardening, exercise, and self-care practices, Clover dramatically reduced her sodium intake and reversed her prediabetes diagnosis.

Clover’s decision to put her health first, helped to redefined her view of strength and served as an inspiration of self-care for her family and friends. In 2018, her daughter Michelle Beadle Holder, Ph.D. formed Food at the Center to provide culturally relevant resources to support women and their loved ones to mindfully transform their personal and cultural relationship with food and to improve their health, one dietary and figurative plate at a time.

Cooking Literacy