Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes. Fact: The answer is not so simple. Type 1 diabetes is caused by genetics and unknown factors that trigger the onset of the disease; type 2 diabetes is caused by genetics and lifestyle factors.
In this lesson, we will discover that mestizo is a common racial category in Latin America. We'll learn its origin in the Spanish colonies, how common it is in different Latin American countries, and discover some famous mestizos in history.
mesâ¢tiâ¢zo. a person of racially mixed ancestry, esp., in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European ancestry, or, in the Philippines, of mixed native and foreign ancestry.mestizo mixtÄ«cius commingled = Latin mixt (us) , past participle of miscÄre to mix + -Ä«cius adj. suffix].estizo. n, pl-zos or-zoes. 1. (Peoples) a person of mixed parentage, esp the offspring of a Spanish American and an American Indian.