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.
The caste system and the race-based categorization were abandoned post Independence and mestizo eventually passed on to be a cultural attribute rather than racial one. Today, mestizos of various phenotypes make up the majority in Mexico.