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The Health Crisis

It seems that everywhere I turn lately, I’m encountering more and more articles telling me that the Latino population is in big trouble when it comes to Health. The topics range from lack of medical insurance to obesity. And as a result of these issues, even bigger problems arise.

According to a recent HispanicBusiness article:

Among California Latinos, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain types of cancer, account for 56 percent of all deaths. In addition, 40 percent of California Latino adults are overweight and 29 percent are obese.

A recent study conducted in Washington, D.C. tells us:

The findings show only 41 percent of Latino residents have health insurance, about 32 percent have not seen a doctor in more than two years and 61 percent of the respondents were overweight or obese.

Possible Reasons
I’ve been following similar health issues in Mexico, and dietary change was being blamed for a big portion of the obesity and diabetes.

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