The Hispanic Paradox

When I picked up the Express-News from off the lawn this morning, I see they are touting the headline: “Government Stats Indicate Hispanics Live Longer”. I looked up the article on the computer:

Weighing in on a long-simmering controversy, federal health officials Wednesday confirmed that U.S. Hispanics live longer, on average, than most other Americans.

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The report supports the idea of the so-called Hispanic paradox — that Hispanics have lower death rates despite an overabundance of social and health disadvantages.

I was going to say: I thought it just felt longer.

The Hispanic Paradox

When I picked up the Express-News from off the lawn this morning, I see they are touting the headline: “Government Stats Indicate Hispanics Live Longer”. I looked up the article on the computer:

Weighing in on a long-simmering controversy, federal health officials Wednesday confirmed that U.S. Hispanics live longer, on average, than most other Americans.

...

The report supports the idea of the so-called Hispanic paradox — that Hispanics have lower death rates despite an overabundance of social and health disadvantages.

I was going to say: I thought it just felt longer.