Children of Maya immigrants born in the United States tend to be taller than immigrant children born in Guatemala or Mexico. However, they are shorter, on average, than children of black, Mexican- American, and white ethnicity living in Indiantown. They are taller and heavier and carry more fat and muscle mass than Maya children living in a village in Guatemala. Overall, compared with reference data for the United States, the Maya children are, on average, healthy and well nourished. Maya children between 4 and 14 years old (n = 240) were measured for height, weight, fatness, and muscularity. The children of this study live in Indiantown, Florida, and Los Angeles, California. Migration of Maya refugees to the United States since the late 1970s affords the opportunity to study the consequences of life in a new environment on the growth of Maya children. On a total surface with cultivation data of 8.5 million ha. The authors would like to thank Monica Borrero.
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