Mr. López' research on Latina/o health is important for two key reasons. First, Latinos are the largest and one of the fastest growing ethnic minority groups in the U.S. Secondly, this growing segment of the population faces substantial health disparities in diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and stroke compared to non-Latino Whites. Given the continuing growth of the Latino population in the U.S., the health concerns of Latinos will become the health concerns of the nation.