Human capital, wealth, and nutrition in the Bolivian Amazon |
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| Authors: | Ricardo Godoy Victoria Reyes-García Vincent Vadez William R Leonard Toms Huanca Jonathan Bauchet |
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| Institution: | Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110, USA. rgodoy@brandeis.edu |
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| Abstract: | We analyze anthropometric variables of a society of forager-horticulturalists in the Bolivian Amazon (Tsimane') in 2001-2002. Community variables (e.g., inequality, social capital) explain little of the variance in anthropometric indices of nutritional status, but individual-level variables (schooling, wealth) are positively correlated with nutritional status. Dietary quality (foods high in animal proteins), access to foraging technology, and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants are related to better anthropometric indices. |
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| Keywords: | Anthropometrics Wealth Human capital Nutritional status Tsimane′ Income inequality Bolivia Amazon Indigenous populations Height Physical stature Amerindians Latin America |
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