48 ICYMI In Case You Missed It ... FASCINATING FACTS AND FIGURES FROM THIS ISSUE OF VIGOR Blacks in the U.S. have the highest death rate of any racial or ethnic group for most cancers. The reasons are complicated-and they need to be addressed. Page 16 Watch your waist: Adding 4 inches at the midsection raises a woman's risk of death by 12 percent and a man's risk by 8 percent. Page 32 Women going through perimenopause may have menopause-like hormonal changes but can still get pregnant. Page 10 Almost everybody in the U.S. will get high blood pressure. It's easy to have checked at your next doctor's appointment. Page 24 150 minutes of exercise each week helps protect against heart problems. How you reach that amount is up to you! Page 44 9 in 10 people with a type of dizziness called BPPV can be cured with a series of head maneuvers. Page 20 To give your eyes a break from computer screens, take 20 seconds every 20 minutes to view something 20 feet away. Page 40 PHOTOS AND ICON BY GETTY IMAGES 20-20-20 SUMMER 2021 VIM & VIGOR V1_VVSU2100_48_ICYMI.indd 48 2/1/21 1:41 PM