African Heritage & Health

To improve the health of the African-American community, Oldways celebrates the pleasures, culture and healthfulness of African heritage diets and foods.

African Heritage & Health

  • African Heritage & Health Program

    This program develops initiatives to promote the healthy foods and delicious eating traditions of African Heritage for good health and community.

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  • African Heritage Diet Pyramid

    The foods of African Heritage contain lots to be celebrated, & they begin with the main ingredient of African American cooking today—flavor!

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  • Health Studies

    A sampling of research showing how people of African heritage eating traditional foods are healthier than those who adopt a typical Western diet.

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Recent Blog Posts

Why I Love the Mediterranean Diet Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN Toby is a re...
A Mediterranean Education Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D Katherine is t...
Discovering the Marvelous Marche Carolyn O'Neil, MS, RD Carolyn O...

 

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