1. Outliers: The Story Of Success Malcolm Gladwell
Subsection 1: First Quarter
By: Jose Maria Linares

2. 1. Roseto Valfortore: Intro
Town in the foothills of the Italian Apennines.
Exodus of Rosetans to America, ended up near Bangor, Pennsylvania
1894: 1200 Rosetans applied for American Passport
Roseto, Pennsylvania

3. 1. Roseto: Issue Heart attack epidemic in the US
Leading cause of death in men under 65
Stewart Wolf, physician, investigated Roseto for heart attack death rates
Heart disease in Roseto, 50% of US
No suicide, alcoholism, or drug addiction
Roseto was an outlier, a place were the normal rules do not apply.

4. 2. Roseto: Hypotheses Dietary practices Genetics Location
Found out Rosetans struggled with obesity (41% of calories came from fat)
Genetics
Tracked down relatives of Rosetans, but these did not share their heatlhy condition
Location
People in Bangor and Nazareth had death rates from Heart Disease 3 times higher.

5. 2. Roseto: Conclusion
“The Rosetans were healthy because of where they came from, because of the world they had created for themselves in their tiny town in the hills.”
Understand heart attacks in a new way: looking beyond the individual
Culture he or she was part of have a profound effect