expectancy increased at the same time that nutrition decreased, indicating that the most important source of increased life … expectancy was not improved nutrition. Physically active farmers had greater BMRs and received more calories per day than workers … in other occupations. White diets, nutrition, and calories varied by residence, and whites in the rural Deep South …

rates and calories varied with economic development. During the 19th century, black physical activity and net nutrition … expectancy was not likely due to improved nutrition. Physically active farmers had greater BMRs and received more calories per … day than workers in other occupations. Black diets, nutrition, and calories varied by residence, and rural blacks in the …

nutrition of their offspring. In this setting we demonstrate that relatively high metabolic costs of fertility, which may have …

How costly are droughts to individuals' nutrition in Africa? We measure severe droughts using a detailed satellite …

We assess the impact of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on children's nutrition and education. We combine geo-coded shaking …

-random variation from an insurance expansion targeted at poor households in Peru to investigate its effects on nutrition related …

measures for cumulative and current net nutrition. However, as the ratio of weight to height, BMI is the ratio of current to … cumulative net nutrition, therefore, does not fully isolate changes in current net nutrition. This study uses weight after … controlling for height as a measure for current net nutrition and shows that US black and white weights decreased throughout the …

, is an alternative measure to BMI for current net nutrition. Little is known about how weights varied among Mexicans … height and age, two uncontrollable characteristics, indicating that 19th century Mexican current net nutrition varied the …