Background Epidemiological transition (ET) theory, first postulated in 1971, has developed
alongside changes in population structures over time. However, understandings of mortality …

Increases in human stature are a key indicator of improvements in the average health of
populations. In this article I present and analyse a new data set for the average height of …

This article analyses the evolution of nutritional inequality in Spain among cohorts born
between 1840 and 1964. With male height data (N= 358,253), the secular trend of biological …

This article analyses not only the determinants of the height of Spain's male populations
between 1859 and 1960 but also the influence that social inequality had upon biological …

An ongoing body of research documents that women empowerment is associated with
improved outcomes for children. However, little is known about the long‐run effects on …

Este artículo explora los cambios seculares producidos en el bienestar biológico de los
europeos y las relaciones que se establecen entre el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo …

This article presents an overview of the study of living standards in Spain from the
perspective of anthropometric history and new data from recent research. The aim is to …

This article analyses the relationship between male height and age at death and its
evolution over time among conscripts born in fourteen villages in north-east rural Spain. A …

Several strands of research document the life-cycle impacts of lead exposure during the
critical period of children's development. Yet little is known about long-run effects of lead …

Objetivo: analizar la geografía del estado nutricional en España y su evolución entre
mediados del siglo XIX y comienzos del siglo XX, etapa previa a la transición nutricional con …