Van Hook, Jennifer; Baker, Elizabeth; Altman, Claire E.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 2, pp. 125-134
The prevalence of overweight is higher for Hispanic children of immigrants than children of natives. This does not fit the pattern of the epidemiological paradox, the widely supported finding that immigrants tend to be healthier than their U.S.-born peers, and it suggests that exposure to the...