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Being born in the USA may not be good for Hispanic health

Mexicans-Americans born and raised in the United States are less healthy than those who emigrate from Mexico, according to a new study from the University of Southern California. The research appears in the current issue of the American Journal of Public Health and addresses a contradiction found in other studies known as the "Hispanic Paradox" -- a claim that Hispanics in the United States are healthier than whites despite being poorer and less educated.

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