Malnutrition has historically been researched and addressed within two distinct silos,
focusing either on undernutrition, food insecurity, and micronutrient deficiencies, or on …

Increases in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly
cardiometabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes, and their …

In the modern world, cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death for both men and
women. Epidemiologic studies consistently have suggested an association between low …

Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors of the human
population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate …

Interest in incorporating life history research from evolutionary biology into the human
sciences has grown rapidly in recent years. Two core features of this research have the …

In many traditional societies, women's age at marriage acts simultaneously as a gateway to
new family roles and the likelihood of producing offspring. However, inadequate attention …

This book explores the socio-political implications of human heredity from the second half of
the nineteenth century to the present postgenomic moment. It addresses three main phases …

Executive summary The Healthy Cities movement has been in process for almost 30 years,
and the features needed to transform a city into a healthy one are becoming increasingly …

The evolution of adaptive phenotypic plasticity relies on the presence of cues that enable
organisms to adjust their phenotype to match local conditions. Although mostly studied with …

Recent evidence demonstrates important maternal effects on an offspring's risk of
develo** metabolic disease. These effects extend across the full range of maternal …