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Inequality, Health Disparities, & Obesity

Posted in anthropology, DOHaD, Fetal origins, Health Disparities, Human biology, Life expectancy, Life History Theory, Nutrition, Obesity, Population Health, Poverty, Stress on November 5, 2011 | 5 Comments »

An October poll of 1,000 likely voters found that Americans are increasingly concerned about income inequality. When asked: “How Big a Problem is Income Inequality in the US?,” the majority (74%) replied that it was either a big problem or somewhat of a problem. Predictably, there were differences in opinion by political ideology, but a [...]

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A Human Biology of War: The Proximate and the Ultimate

Posted in anthropology, Biology, Evolution, Fetal origins, Global Health, Health Disparities, Human growth, Population Health, Refugees, Stress, War and health on July 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »

… On the surface, it may not be so clear where war, health, and evolution intersect. From the perspective of biological anthropology, many have called for a holistic, transdisciplinary approach to human biology and health which considers the environment as the totality of its evolutionary, ecological, and social components, including social inequality (Little and Haas [...]

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The Power of Love

Posted in anthropology, Biology, Evolution, Human growth, Love, Primates, Stress on April 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Children who feel unloved suffer harmful effects in concrete biological ways.

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