Impact of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome on Risk Factors in African American Stroke Survivors

Abstract
Obesity has become epidemic in the United States. The prevalence of obesity in the general population of US adults reached 30.5%, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000. African Americans have the highest rate of obesity, with a nearly 40% prevalence in NHANES 1999-2000.1,2