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Physical growth and nutritional status of Tsimane' Amerindian children of lowland Bolivia |
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| Authors: | Foster Z Byron E Reyes-García V Huanca T Vadez V Apaza L Pérez E Tanner S Gutierrez Y Sandstrom B Yakhedts A Osborn C Godoy R A Leonard W R |
| Institution: | Laboratory for Human Biology Research, Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. |
| Abstract: | This study examines patterns of growth and nutritional status of indigenous Tsimane' children under 9 years of age (n = 199 boys and 210 girls), based on a cross-sectional sample from 58 villages from the Beni Deparment of lowland Bolivia. Compared with US children, Tsimane' children are quite short, with linear growth tracking at or below the US 5th centile in both sexes. The prevalence of low height-for-age ("stunting;" HA Z-scores |
| Keywords: | anthropometry stature weight skinfolds Amazonia diet quality |
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