Hunter-gatherer energetics and human obesity.

Western lifestyles differ markedly from those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, and these differences in diet and activity level are often implicated in the global obesity pandemic. However, few physiological data for hunter-gatherer populations are available to test these models of obesity. In this...

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Main Authors: Herman Pontzer, David A Raichlen, Brian M Wood, Audax Z P Mabulla, Susan B Racette, Frank W Marlowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3405064?pdf=render