CONCLUSIONS
New Yorkers who were born in Mainland China have a more favorable mental,cardiac, and reproductive health profile than other New Yorkers, but higher exposures to heavy metals. The diet among Chinese New Yorkers is heavy in vegetables and seafood, which may both explain the lower cardiac risk profile and the higher exposure to mercury (Newman & Linke, 1982; Porterfield, 1951). Cadmium and lead can persist in the body for decades, and may reflect exposures within China (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.). However, recent exposures to lead could occur via traditional medicines that contain lead (Ernst, 2002). While lead tends to be sequestered in the bones, on average, those with significant early life lead exposures could plausibly have higher average blood lead levels due to leeching.
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