title: Response from the editor.
authors.forename: Connie W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bales
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000375:Aging; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005522:Food Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011158:Population Growth