A survey of the literature indicates that reported advantages of the Immigrant and Hispanic
Paradox are inconsistent and equivocal. The healthy migrant hypothesis also suggests that …

Background: Latinos have become the largest minority group in the United States and will
represent 25% of the US population by 2050. Latinos experience a disproportionate burden …

Background Rural residents are increasingly identified as being at greater risk for health
disparities. These inequities may be related to health behaviors such as adequate fruits and …

With the swelling number of immigrants coming to the US, there has been a growing
concern about development of measures that capture the gradual process of acculturation; …

We examined the prevalence and socio-behavioral correlates of obesity and overweight
among 46,707 immigrant and US-born children and adolescents aged 10–17 years. The …

Objective Cultural changes faced by immigrants and ethnic minorities after moving to a host
country may have a detrimental or beneficial influence on their oral health and oral health …

Purpose To examine whether allostatic load (AL), a measure of cumulative physiologic
dysregulation across biological systems, was associated with sleep apnea, insomnia, and …

Purpose The aim of the study is to examine the associations of sleep characteristics with
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and sleep health disparities among US young adults …

Background Epidemiological studies have described an “acculturation paradox.” Increased
acculturation to the United States is associated with increased consumption of dietary fat …

Objective To examine whether better maternal diet quality was associated with reduced risk
for selected birth defects. Design A multicenter, population-based case-control study, the …