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‘Fatting in’: Immigrant groups eat high-calorie American meals to fit in, study finds
May 3, 2011 by NewsBot
Immigrants to the United States and their US-born children gain more than a new life and new citizenship. They gain weight. Now psychologists show that it's not simply the abundance of high-calorie American junk food that causes weight gain. Instead, members of U.S. immigrant groups choose typical American dishes as a way to show that they belong and to prove their "American-ness."
