'Why I had gastric bypass surgery': three Blacks share their journey through the procedure as our culture battles the deadly condition of obesity.(Khaliah Ali, Bryan Monroe and Joe Madison)

Ebony | November 1, 2007 | Copyright

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Chubby. Big-boned. Thick. Large.

Obesity and its related ailments--hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol and stroke--are the leading killers of African-Americans today. Blacks who are obese are at least twice as likely to die prematurely, compared to those of normal weight. And now our kids are at risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of Blacks born in 2000 are expected to become diabetic during their lives.

Studies show that most of us either are overweight ourselves or have someone in ...

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