Roseto effect
Roseto Effect
The Roseto Effect refers to the phenomenon of an unusually low rate of heart disease in the Italian American community of Roseto, Pennsylvania, United States. The term was coined after a study conducted in the 1960s, which attributed the community's low heart disease rate to their close-knit culture and low-stress lifestyle.
Pronunciation
Roseto Effect: /roʊˈsɛtoʊ ɪˈfɛkt/
Etymology
The term "Roseto Effect" is named after the town of Roseto, Pennsylvania, where the phenomenon was first observed. The word "effect" is used to denote a phenomenon or result.
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
- Heart Disease: A range of conditions that affect your heart. Diseases under the heart disease umbrella include blood vessel diseases, such as coronary artery disease, heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias) and heart defects you're born with (congenital heart defects), among others.
- Stress (biology): In biology, stress is the body's method of reacting to a condition such as a threat, challenge or physical and psychological barrier.
- Culture: The social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.
See Also
- Blue Zone: Regions of the world where a higher than usual number of people live much longer than average.
- Social Determinants of Health: The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Roseto effect
- Wikipedia's article - Roseto effect
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