Decomposing stature into its major components is proving to be a useful strategy to assess
the antecedents of disease, morbidity and death in adulthood. Human leg length (femur+ …

The aim of the Task Force was to derive continuous prediction equations and their lower
limits of normal for spirometric indices, which are applicable globally. Over 160,000 data …

Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We
reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 …

In the 20 years since the publication of the first edition of Bodyspace the knowledge base
upon which ergonomics rests has increased significantly. The need for an authoritative …

The health of a population is most accurately reflected in the rate of growth of its children. It
is this theme which underlies the analysis and presentation of what is by far the largest …

NUMEROUS GENERATIONS of economists and other social scientists have studied the
conceptual foundations and measurement of living standards. Attempts to define and …

Hominids—both living and past—exhibit considerable variation in body size and shape.
Both theoretical considerations and empirical observations indicate that some of this …

Nutritionists and anthropometric historians alike are familiar with the secular trend—height
and weight in adults, and the rate of physical development in children, increasing since at …

Since the 19th century there have been clearly documented secular trends to increasing
adult height in most European countries, with current rates of 10–30 mm/decade. Over the …

In historical accounts of the circumstances of ordinary people's lives, nutrition has been the
great unknown. Nearly impossible to measure or assess directly, it has nonetheless been …