'Fatting in': Immigrant groups eat high-calorie American meals to fit in
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Immigrants to the United States and their U.S.-born children gain more than a new life and new citizenship. They gain weight. The wide availability of cheap, convenient, fatty American foods and large meal portions have been blamed for immigrants packing on pounds, approaching U.S. levels of obesity within 15 years of their move.
