Health worsens after immigration, study showsOctober 27, 2008
Shabnam Janet Janani
The health of immigrants decreases over time in Canada and actually gets worse than the health of people born here, a study shows.
"The health of immigrants worsens with each decade they stay in the country," said Dr. Scott Lear, a kinesiologist at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia who is to present the study today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Toronto.
The study, released yesterday, looked at 618 people – 158 Canadian-born and 460 immigrants from South Asia, China and Europe. Researchers found length of stay remained an independent factor for atherosclerosis – narrowing of arteries – even after considering age, sex, ethnicity or family history of cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Chi-Ming Chow of the Heart and Stroke Foundation adds length of stay is also a "predictor of developing cardiovascular disease." Stress, language barriers and changes to diet and physical activity are likely to blame, doctors say.
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three questions: If you were an immigrant, would this article scare you?
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16 comments:
I think that its really wierd that health of an imigrant would actully change over the course of changing countries and staying there. Why should it change? Is it because of changing suroundings, climate or smog levels in the area's.
If i was a immigrant i would defenaltly be scared.
I agree with Aidan that its really wiers that health of an imigrant would actually change over the course of changing countries and staying there.
That was a great article thanks for sharing it with me!
It's amazing how this can happen? I guess the reason of the health of an immigrant is at risk because of the different places they travel, they catch a bug or flu from that "said"
country. Things like HIV Aids, Bird Flu, Mad Cow, etc. These are all specifically "targeted" infections that are specific to a country/region.
i agree with mithcell i think that this post is a good post.
If I was an imigrant that woulf forture scare me. Because you can die from those deseases, like aids, HIV and lots of other stuff. Maby even infections.
Only one word can be said, AWESOME
i also agree with aidan
I think that Aidens answer was very accurate and I could not do better myself. It is pretty bizarre that when a emigrant chooses to switch countries there health charts actually would CHANGE!
I think that Aidens answer was very accurate and I could not do better myself. It is pretty bizarre that when a emigrant chooses to switch countries there health charts actually would CHANGE!
But i seriosly think this is a really bad way of showing health concerns, immagrants should get cared for in their state
Thanks Mitch, I would be afraid and I admire your ability to pick out morbid topics, I cannot find how the article relates to Aboriganals, considering they are not immagrants
I think that was a wierd artical about the imagents health and if I were an Imagent I would be scarde
Health care should take care of immagrants to
I think that was a very good article. It's very interesting how imigrant's health can change from changing cunties.
I agree with Aiden it is pretty weird that the health of immigrants would change over changing countries. And is it because of polution weather change homesickness?
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