Category:

Sickle Cell Anemia: How Proper Nutrition Plays a Role

As a dietitian in a predominantly-African American county, I have seen my fair share of clients with Sickle cell anemia (SCA) or clients who carried the trait. Unlike my diabetic or hypertensive clients, there really isn’t a clear diet plan I can suggest, and if you ask the client, more times than not, there isn’t Continue Reading

Posted On : Published By : Michelle Maxwell MS, RD
Category:

Sickle Cell Awareness

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, a time during which the public is informed about this blood disorder. Statistics show that 1 in every 32 African Americans are born with the sickle cell trait and 1 in every 365 African Americans are born with sickle cell disease. AFIYA Magazine received the opportunity to sit Continue Reading

Posted On : Published By : Rashida A. Marshall