RT Journal
A1 Flórez KR, Dubowitz T, Saito N, Borges G, Breslau J
T1 Mexico–united states migration and the prevalence of obesity: A transnational perspective
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD December 10
VO 172
IS 22
SP 1760
OP 1762
DO 10.1001/2013.jamainternmed.77
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/2013.jamainternmed.77
AB 
Country of birth and length of stay in the United States have proven to be strong predictors of obesity among Mexican Americans,1 suggesting the US environment may be distinctively “obesogenic.”2 For example, a 12-oz bottle of American-made Coca-Cola has 240 calories with 65 g of sugar, whereas Mexican-made Coca-Cola has 150 calories per 12-oz bottle with 39 g of sugar (the former is made from high-fructose corn syrup).3- 4 However, there is also evidence that immigrants are resistant to these influences: growth in body mass index (BMI), calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared, is slower among immigrants than among US-born Mexican Americans.5 Studies have yet to examine the relationship between migration and obesity in a transnational perspective, including comparisons with the Mexican source population to help identify patterns distinctive to the United States.