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| Ricardo A GodoySummaryAffiliation: Brandeis University Country: USA Publications
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Human capital, wealth, and nutrition in the Bolivian AmazonRicardo Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 9110, USA
Econ Hum Biol 3:139-62. 2005..Dietary quality (foods high in animal proteins), access to foraging technology, and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants are related to better anthropometric indices...- Rain, temperature, and child-adolescent height among Native Amazonians in BoliviaR Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Ann Hum Biol 35:276-93. 2008..Global climate change and recent studies on early-life origins of well-being suggest that climate events early in life might affect health later in life... - The effect of rainfall during gestation and early childhood on adult height in a foraging and horticultural society of the Bolivian AmazonRicardo Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Am J Hum Biol 20:23-34. 2008..2% lower adult height (1.08-1.93 cm). Environmental perturbations that take place after the cessation of weaning seem to leave the strongest effect on adult height. We advance possible explanations for the absence of effects among males... - Blood pressure and hypertension in an American colony (Puerto Rico) and on the USA mainland compared, 1886-1930Ricardo Godoy
Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 9110, USA
Econ Hum Biol 5:255-79. 2007..Analyses of secular trends in cardiovascular health complements analyses of secular trends in anthropometric indicators and together provide a fuller view of the changing health status of a population... - Short but catching up: statural growth among native Amazonian Bolivian childrenRicardo Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 9110, USA
Am J Hum Biol 22:336-47. 2010.... - Adult male height in an American colony: Puerto Rico and the USA mainland compared, 1886-1955Ricardo A Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 9110, USA
Econ Hum Biol 5:82-99. 2007..In neither case were results statistically significant. The modest changes in Puerto Rico likely reflect the offsetting role of improved health and a stagnant rural economy during the first half of the 20th century... - Nutritional status and spousal empowerment among native AmazoniansRicardo A Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management Waltham, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
Soc Sci Med 63:1517-30. 2006.... - Does village inequality in modern income harm the psyche? Anger, fear, sadness, and alcohol consumption in a pre-industrial societyRicardo A Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management Waltham, MA, USA
Soc Sci Med 63:359-72. 2006..Therefore, village income inequality probably affects negative emotions and stress behaviors before undermining health... - Physical stature of adult Tsimane' Amerindians, Bolivian Amazon in the 20th centuryRicardo A Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 9110, USA
Econ Hum Biol 4:184-205. 2006..The absence of a secular change likely reflects the persistence of traditional forms of social organization and production that protect health... - Anthropometric variability in the USA: 1971-2002R Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 9110, USA
Ann Hum Biol 32:469-86. 2005..The study analysed variability in physical stature, weight, and body mass index (BMI) in the USA during 1971-2002... - Income inequality and adult nutritional status: anthropometric evidence from a pre-industrial society in the Bolivian AmazonRicardo Godoy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Heller Building MS 078, Waltham, MA 02454 9110, USA
Soc Sci Med 61:907-19. 2005..The use of an experimental research design might allow for better estimates of how income inequality affects social capital and individual health... - Why no adult stunting penalty or height premium? Estimates from native Amazonians in BoliviaRicardo Godoy
Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
Econ Hum Biol 8:88-99. 2010..Additional analysis showed that stunting bore an association only with poorer mid-arm muscle area. Height premiums and stunting penalties, though evident and marked in modern societies, might not be common in all traditional societies... - On the accuracy of perceived parental height in a native Amazonian societyAnkur M Patel
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 9110, USA
Econ Hum Biol 5:165-78. 2007..We discuss possible reasons for the low accuracy of Tsimane' estimates... - Human's cognitive ability to assess facial cues from photographs: a study of sexual selection in the Bolivian AmazonEduardo A Undurraga
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e11027. 2010..The use of facial and somatic cues by humans has been studied mainly in western industrialized countries, leaving unanswered whether results are valid across cultures...