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3. SOCIALIZATION
▸ … take on the health profile of their
native-born peers (Gee et al. 2004):
▸ … an increased risk of heart
disease (Koya and Egede 2007),
▸ … increased tobacco usage
(Bennett et al. 2008),
▸ … and increased rates of obesity
(Bennett et al. 2007).
ACCULTURATION & HEALTH
THE LONGER THEY LIVE IN A NEW
COUNTRY, THE MORE IMMIGRANTS…