Intergenerational transmission of the healthy immigrant effect (HIE) through birth weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Alcohol Use Disorders and Immigration up to the Third Generation in France: Findings from a 39,617-Subject Survey in the General Population

“…In line with the routine literature focusing on the relationship between immigration and health (e.g., Bourque et al., ; Ramraj et al., ), the categorization of immigrant status was based on the country of birth of the subject, the subject's parents, and the subject's grandparents. Thus, we defined FGIs as subjects born outside France, SGIs as subjects with at least 1 parent born outside France, and TGIs as the subjects with at least 1 grandparent born outside France.…”

Understanding the Healthy Immigrant Effect in the Context of Mental Health Challenges: A Systematic Critical Review

“…At the national level, the positive selection process occurs through strict migration policies, such as points-based systems in the immigrant-seeking countries (e.g. Canada and Australia), that favor/screen for healthy, well-educated immigrants [ 23 ]. These perspectives, however, fail to take into consideration refugees and undocumented immigrants’ situations, which often do not involve a positive self-selection at either the individual or national level.…”

Does acculturation affect the dietary intakes and body weight status of children of immigrants in the U.S. and other developed countries? A systematic review

“…A finding of a negative acculturation effect has been prevalent, i.e., children’s health deteriorates as they are more assimilated to the host culture. For example, second generation children experienced higher odds of low birth weight (Ramraj et al 2015). Although some children of immigrants may have the initial advantage in health behaviours, the gap closes when children acculturate into the host country (Sanou et al 2014).…”