The 'healthy immigrant' effect: For Mexicans, not so true

New studies show that Mexican immigrants might not be very healthy when they come here, they just don't know what their health problems are.  - - Donna Poisl

By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, For the Booster Shots Blog

The robust good health of newly arrived Mexican immigrants is an article of faith among public health experts--as is the notion that the longer they are in the United States, the unhealthier they become. But the idea that emigrating to the United States is bad for a newcomer's health--possibly because he departs from the healthful eating and exercise habits of his home country--has a major flaw in it, a new study says: These immigrants may not be so healthy to begin with.

They just don't know it--yet.
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