Reply to the Latino Paradox

I wanted to comment on the wonderful post by an unidentified person... the post on Feb 22, with the video and news article. I finally got around to reading those! Anyhow, I found the short film clip really interesting. The fact that the most socially marginalized of the population is the healthiest--even healthier than the wealthiest segment of the population--is rather astounding. If you think about it, however, I suppose it's not too surprising: as Dr. Grover mentioned, the Latino community has an extremely strong support network, a religious regard for the body, and (the first generation immigrants) have an extremely high work ethic. These people undergo physically strenuous labor for many hours of the week--probably more laborious than any of the likely sedentary jobs that we will have--and also haven't completely adopted the Big Macs and fries that seem to be so integral to American culture. If there was just a way to help maintain this work ethic, this pride, and this diet...! I suppose I'll mull over this a bit in the couple of weeks that we have until the ASB (and indefinitely after that too...).