My work in a primary care setting has enabled me to increase the amount of behavioral medicine work within my practice. Collaborating with medical professionals caring for people with chronic illness necessitates my paying even greater attention to medical research and health related media items.
It’s notable when the exportation of US culture impacts the health of citizens in other countries, and we regularly see health decline over time as people become more enculturated. Adaptation to Western lifestyle is linked with negative effects on health among immigrants. We’d hope it the other way around—a higher standard of living, access to medical care and plentiful food could improve health. This NY Times article merits a few minutes of your time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/health/the-health-toll-of-immigration.html?hp