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Allostatic Load Among Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and People of Mexican Origin: Effects of Ethnicity, Nativity, and Acculturation
American Journal of Public Health, 10/29/09

Peek MK et al. – The findings expand on recent research from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey with respect to ethnicity and allostatic load. The results are consistent with the healthy immigrant hypothesis (i.e., newer immigrants are healthier) and the acculturation hypothesis, according to which the longer Mexican immigrants reside in the United States, the greater their likelihood of potentially losing culture–related health–protective effects.

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