Between 1/3 and 1/2 of those surveyed ate fewer than 3 servings of fruit and vegetables a day, although older black men and older Hispanic men and women improved dramatically in that regard between 1990 and 2000. (Am J Health Promot 2004;19(1):19). Abdominal obesity is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke in all race ethnic groups with an odds ratio about 3 times greater when comparing the first and fourth quartiles. This effect was larger for those under age 65 than over age 65. (Stroke 2003;34:1586–92). Among American Indians or Alaska Natives, single-race adults, age 18 and older, 1999–2001, the following are overweight or obese — 76.6 % of men and 61.1 % of women are overweight (BMI of 25 or more). — Overall, 34.6 % are overweight but not obese and 34.2 % are obese. Among these, 38.0 and 38.6 % respectively were men and 31.3 and 29.7 % were women.