Human milk (HM) contains macronutrients, micronutrients and a multitude of other bioactive
factors, which can have a long-term impact on infant growth and development. We …

Obesity is the most common metabolic disease whose prevalence is increasing worldwide.
This condition is considered a serious public health problem due to associated …

Human habitation and adaptation to extreme environments have a deep history in
anthropological research. Anthropologists' understanding of these ecological pressures and …

This review examines anthropological contributions over the past decade to the biocultural
processes and practices of lactation via the analytical pillars of colonialism, racial capitalism …

Human milk (HM) adipokines may influence infant feeding patterns, appetite regulation, and
body composition (BC). The associations between concentrations/calculated daily intakes …

Human milk (HM) contains a wide array of peptide hormones including leptin and
adiponectin, which are involved in the regulation of infant growth and development. These …

The fields of biological anthropology and exercise physiology are closely related and can
provide mutually beneficial insights into human performance. These fields often use similar …

Objectives Human biological variation in the phenotype is the cornerstone of modern human
biology, evolutionary anthropology, and related studies of human evolution. Minimal …

Anthropological studies of breastfeeding address many central themes in the anthropology
of reproduction, including embodiment, sexuality, kinship, personhood, gender …

Humans are exposed to environmental factors at every stage of life including infancy. The
aim of this mini‐review was to present a narrative of environmental factors influencing …