Turmeric comes from the root of Curcuma longa, a green plant. in the ginger family. Rhizome has a tough brown skin and bright orange flesh. Ground turmeric comes from fingers which extend from the root.
Overall, the female population boasts a longer life expectancy than that of males, with white females averaging 81.3 years of age, and black females averaging 78 years of age. The average life expectancy of white males is 76.5, with black males at 71.8. Comment. Share.
Blacks are more than twice as likely to die of stroke as whites are. 13 Between the ages of 45 and 55, mortality rates are four to five times greater for African-Americans than for whites; the difference decreases with increasing age. 14 However, some race-related risk for stroke may be related to environmental factors or inherited risk factors other than race.