In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine explored why blacks are less likely than other races to become living kidney donors, and the reasons are obesity and failure to complete the donor evaluation.”Obesity is a growing problem in the African-American community, particularly among women, and this reflects what we found in the study,” said Amber Reeves-Daniel, D.O., an instructor in internal medicine-nephrology. [click link for full article]