US immigrants turn to junk food: study

This article was written about Asian immigrants but the same is true for all nationalities. Too much junk food. - - Donna Poisl

from The China Post

WASHINGTON--Immigrants to the United States often ditch their ethnic diets for high-calorie American fare, partly because it is cheap and easy to find but also as a way to fit in, a new study shows.

Immigrants who eat American are consuming, on average, 182 extra calories and seven additional grams of saturated fat compared to immigrants who stick to their traditional diet, leaving the fast-food immigrants more likely to become obese and suffer chronic illnesses related to obesity.
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