Latino Paradox, why is their health so good when they are poor? Heraclitus style thread

[SlowwHand]

I'm STILL talking about MEXICANS. I've cited MEXICANS every single time.

THIS, is talking about the United States. FROM THE QUOTED ARTICLE.

Of the top 10 causes of death in the United States, one -- diabetes, an obesity-related disease -- is far more common among Latinos than the population as a whole. In other words, acculturation to the American way of life may worsen the health of Latinos, especially when combined with lack of access to medical care.

You people need to stop being so fixated on correcting me, especially when I'm already correct.

[Al B. Sure!]

Sloww is making absolutely no sense. I think he's ****ing with you all

[SlowwHand]

You remain an idiot on all things.

[Al B. Sure!]

Yeah judging by your comments in the fantasy football thread, you're definitely in a ****ing with people mood.

[SlowwHand]

No, it's the same dumb ass who can't understand the concept of two different discussions. I'm talking about Mexicans because the referenced article said United States.
Is it your contention that there aren't many more Mexicans than any other Latino group in the United States? Show me the one off these lists that you think has a higher population in the USA, Al.


Mexican
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Dominican

Central American:
Guatemalan
Honduran
Nicaraguan
Panamanian
Salvadoran

South American:
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Peruvian

[Al B. Sure!]

Wow. Only 9% of Hispanics in America are Puerto Rican. It never really hits you when you live in an East Coast city that there are so many Mexicans. Wow.

[SlowwHand]

Finally!

[Heraclitus]

at Slow: Most Mexican immigrants in the US are predominatly Amerindian in ancestry, I can't see what your problem with that statment is.

http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2009/05...-mestizos.html

As expected, Mestizo admixture is mainly between Caucasoids and Amerindians, with a very little Sub-Saharan African thrown in at the individual level. Moreover, as with many populations, such as the Uyghur, where admixture took place several generations ago, individual admixture levels are fairly uniform, with very few individuals deviating strongly towards either the Caucasoid or Amerindian end of the spectrum.

Its safe to say that recent immigration has been disproportinatley from poorer regions of Mexico.

at Alby: Latinos are a diverse bunch, early migration from Mexico consited mostly of Caucasians many Cuban immigrants are also caucasian, there are also many Carribean Latino Blacks. However in the US by far the largest group are Mexican mestizo's not a random sample of them, and since we haven't seen data for indvidual nationalities we can assume its mostly Mexicans driving the Latino paradox.

[SlowwHand]

I only explained it a half dozen times. You're an idiot. Go away.