Thursday, March 02, 2006

Disturbing trends rise on Hispanic assimilation - Race in America - MSNBC.com

Disturbing trends rise on Hispanic assimilation - Race in America - MSNBC.com: "WASHINGTON - Millions of Hispanics come to America looking for jobs and educations, but remaining here seems to be bad for their health.

The longer Hispanics are here, the more likely they are to become obese, to develop diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. And Hispanics born here have even higher rates of those illnesses, a new government report shows.

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