Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico

• Main Authors: Guillermo Baudelio Gómez-Morales (Author), Brenda Sofía Rosas-Torres (Author), Williams Jesús Hernández-Jiménez (Author), Estefanía Mattenberger-Cantú (Author), Javier Vargas-Villarreal (Author), Horacio Almanza-Reyes (Author), Francisco González-Salazar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionHispanic immigrants are a fast-growing population in the United States of America (USA) that disproportionately suffer from chronic diseases. Despite the increasing prevalence of obesity in Latin-American countries, only a few studies have examined the onset of chronic diseases in Mexica...