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Interesting supplemental reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_paradox Apparently, Hispanic / Latino p
by vitus 3y ago
Interesting supplemental reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_paradox
Apparently, Hispanic / Latino populations in the US consistently have comparable or even better health outcomes than non-Hispanic whites despite having lower income / education.
- throwaway33381 3y agoI remember reading it having to do with diet. But as trends such as "super foods" grow and the obesity epidemic expands into south america, these trends likely aren't going to last. As staple foods in latin american countries see the price of their foods increase. And the shifting diets towards unhealthy alternatives that are priced cheaper than said goods.
- netsharc 3y agoI'd hypotize that it's got to do with social networks (the real life one), Latin Americans seem to have closer-knit family and friends, and social bonds have been shown to be very helpful for longevity. But it's just my hunch without concrete numbers (in regards to e.g. percentage of old people reporting being lonely, classified by race)
- maerF0x0 3y agoI mean, every hispanic person I know personally has a very large supportive community/family life. I'm sure that correlates with health outcomes. Nearly every wealthy white person I know is chronically lonely, also anti-correlated. Just my experience though, not real stats.
- rayiner 3y ago[flagged]