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what are three factors that affect contemporary food habits?
- proximity
- length of stay
- poverty
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what is la raza?
- people of all latino heritage
- means "the people"
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what are the top two health concerns in Hispanic Americans?
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what are examples of foods that spain introduced to the traditional diet?
- cinnamon, garlic, onions, rice, sugar cane, beans and wheat
- hogs (lard)
- alcohol
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what is the concept of machismo?
father is the head of the household
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what occupations do Mexican men overrepresent?
construction, maintenance, production and transportation
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what are factors of the traditional diet that have negative impacts on health?
- liberal use of fats with lard and high fat meats
- fried foods like meat, beans, tortillas, and potatoes
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what are factors of the traditional diet that have positive impacts on health?
- high complex carbs
- liberal use of fruits/vegetables
- not many processed foods
- simply prepared
- nutritionally balanced
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what is the staple food of the Mexican diet?
corn
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what are the different groups that make up the current US population?
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what two cultural groups come together as a fusion in traditional Hispanic cuisine?
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home remedies?
- women are health experts
- OTC remedies
- botanicals
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folk healer, shaman
curandero
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illness is caused by?
- excessive emotion
- dislocation of organs
- magic
- imbalance hot-cold
- soul loss
- evil eye
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illnesses =?
soul loss and evil eye
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anglo disease?
white disease like pneumonia
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fruit of prickly pear cactus lowers?
blood glucose and cholesterol levels
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what type of remedies could be harmful?
powdered rattlesnake contaminated with botulism which may be lethal
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cold foods?
- vegetables
- tropical fruits
- dairy
- some cuts of meat
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hot foods?
- chili peppers
- garlic
- onion
- grains
- some cuts of meat
- oils
- alcohol
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illnesses are hot or cold, treated by using?
opposite type of food to create balance
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who is the family health expert?
women
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what are their religious beliefs?
- roman catholic
- they believe they have no direct control over their own fate
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latinos?
- originally from mexico, south and central American, Caribbean-latin heritage
- largest non European ethic group in US
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implies Spanish or latin American background
hispanic
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chicanos?
- born in US and immigrated to US
- legal citizens
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braceros?
born in mexico and work in US legally
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barrios?
urban latino neighborhoods
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a latino folk belief that they can lose their soul through a frightening experience
susto
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a cold illness in the stomach
empacho
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