Racial discrimination during adolescence tied to metabolic syndrome for young Black adults
Black adolescents who face more racial discrimination may be more likely to have metabolic syndrome at age 31 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open. “Black adolescents who experience racial discrimination are predisposed to metabolic syndrome in young adulthood, which increases the risk for heart disease, diabetes and stroke,” Nia Heard-Garris, MD, MBA, MSc,