U.S. Hispanics are healthier than whites, CDC says, despite many reasons that shouldn’t be

To Your Health” blog reports that a new CDC report on Hispanics in the US indicates that members of this ethnic group are generally healthier than their non-Hispanic white counterparts. The findings indicate that Hispanics’ incidence rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer is 35 percent and 49 percent lower, respectively. Their life spans are also about two years longer. CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a conference call Tuesday, “For many years there has been a description of the Hispanic Paradox, that despite...lower socioeconomic status they live longer.” Frieden added, “Recent data corroborates [sic] that most of that may relate to smoking rates.”