East Asians and Immigrant Groups

Western culture: Jack Tu, lead author of the study, says part of it can be explained by most immigrant groups having lower rates of smoking and obesity than Canadian-born individuals, according to Toronto Star. But after 10 years in Canada, and some of the negative impacts of Western culture, like fast-food and cigarettes, that healthy immigrant effect diminishes, the study shows. While newcomers are known to have better health than the general population because they must pass rigid health screening, Dr. While recent East Asian immigrants, predominantly Chinese, had the lowest incidence of major heart problems overall , South Asian immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Guyana had the highest rates, at 8.9 in men and 3.6 in women. East Asians — Chinese from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan — are the most sensitive to the acculturation of Western culture. However, after 10 years in Canada, the rates among East Asians increased by 40 per cent for men and 60 per cent for women, said the study released by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in the American Heart Association journal Circulation on Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.