Many Hispanic Immigrants Adopt Unhealthy Lifestyles Upon Arrival To U.S.

Or is it the exposure to bacteria? Viruses? Or is it genetics? Hormones?

"The Washington Post on Tuesday examined how "emigrating from poor rural life in Central America to poor urban and suburban life" in the U.S. can cause immigrants to adopt new unhealthy eating habits that can lead to obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other ailments. Nationwide, obesity and diabetes rates among Hispanics are reaching record levels, according to CDC and other organizations. Hispanics also are nearly twice as likely to die from diabetes and have much higher rates of high blood pressure.

Lifestyle changes largely contribute to immigrants' increased health risks."

Maybe not. Maybe no change at all. Maybe it is an excuse.

"In addition, culture and misinformation from their native countries prevent Hispanics from following healthy lifestyles. For example, in Central America and Mexico it is believed that a healthy child should be "chubby," and a thin child is sick, according to the Post."

Maybe, like all too fat people, these folks eat too damned many Calories.

You really want to solve a problem?

First, identify it for what it is.

Radical, eh?