Applying an evolutionary mismatch framework to understand disease susceptibility
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise worldwide. Obesity, cardiovascular
disease, and type 2 diabetes are among a long list of “lifestyle” diseases that were rare …
disease, and type 2 diabetes are among a long list of “lifestyle” diseases that were rare …
Tradeoffs between immune function and childhood growth among Amazonian forager-horticulturalists
Immune function is an energetically costly physiological activity that potentially diverts
calories away from less immediately essential life tasks. Among developing organisms, the …
calories away from less immediately essential life tasks. Among developing organisms, the …
Pathogen disgust sensitivity protects against infection in a high pathogen environment
TJ Cepon-Robins, AD Blackwell… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Disgust is hypothesized to be an evolved emotion that functions to regulate the avoidance of
pathogen-related stimuli and behaviors. Individuals with higher pathogen disgust sensitivity …
pathogen-related stimuli and behaviors. Individuals with higher pathogen disgust sensitivity …
Measuring subjective social status in children of diverse societies
Subjective Social Status (SSS) is a robust predictor of psychological and physiological
outcomes, frequently measured as self-reported placement on the MacArthur Scale of …
outcomes, frequently measured as self-reported placement on the MacArthur Scale of …
[HTML][HTML] Childhood daily energy expenditure does not decrease with market integration and is not related to adiposity in Amazonia
Background Childhood overweight and obesity (OW/OB) is increasingly centered in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs) as rural populations experience market integration and …
middle-income countries (LMICs) as rural populations experience market integration and …
Bringing the lab bench to the field: Point‐of‐care testing for enhancing health research and stakeholder engagement in rural/remote, indigenous, and resource‐limited …
FC Madimenos, TE Gildner, GN Eick… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Point‐of‐care testing (POCT) allows researchers and health‐care providers to bring the lab
bench to the field, providing essential health information that can be leveraged to improve …
bench to the field, providing essential health information that can be leveraged to improve …
Cognitive foundations for helping and harming others: Making welfare tradeoffs in industrialized and small-scale societies
For many abilities, such as vision or language, our conscious experience is one of simplicity:
We open our eyes and the world appears; we open our mouths and grammatical sentences …
We open our eyes and the world appears; we open our mouths and grammatical sentences …
Constraint and trade-offs regulate energy expenditure during childhood
Children's metabolic energy expenditure is central to evolutionary and epidemiological
frameworks for understanding variation in human phenotype and health. Nonetheless, the …
frameworks for understanding variation in human phenotype and health. Nonetheless, the …
[PDF][PDF] Reflections on nutrition in biological anthropology
DL Dufour, BA Piperata - American journal of physical …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Some 50 years ago, and befittingly at an AAPA dinner, Stanley Garn delivered the
Presidential Address, which he titled Nutrition in Physical Anthropology. In his address, Garn …
Presidential Address, which he titled Nutrition in Physical Anthropology. In his address, Garn …
Limited microbiome differences in captive and semi-wild primate populations consuming similar diets
Gut microbial communities are shaped by a myriad of extrinsic factors, including diet and the
environment. Although distinct human populations consistently exhibit different gut …
environment. Although distinct human populations consistently exhibit different gut …