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Human Biology, 1971
1. Hum Biol. 1971 Sep;43(3):356-64. Fertility and mortality differentials and their implications ... more 1. Hum Biol. 1971 Sep;43(3):356-64. Fertility and mortality differentials and their implications for microevolutionary change among the Cashinahua. Johnston FE, Kensinger KM. PMID: 5133570 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. MeSH Terms: ...
American Journal of …, 1976
Journal of adolescent health care, 1982
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1985
Childhood obesity has immediate and long-term health risks, There is an increased risk of disease... more Childhood obesity has immediate and long-term health risks, There is an increased risk of disease and emotional stress associated with obesity during the growing years, but there are greater risks if obesity continues into adolescence and adulthood. There are insufficient data to quantify the association of childhood and adult obesity. Although obese adults are more likely to have been heavy as children, most overweight children are of normal weight as adults. Childhood obesity is frequently associated with an accelerated growth pattern characterized by increased lean body mass, greater stature, and more rapid maturation.
Archives of Pediatrics …, 1975
The critical weight hypothesis in relation to menarche, which is known as the Frisch-Revelle mode... more The critical weight hypothesis in relation to menarche, which is known as the Frisch-Revelle model, has been examined. Since, in eight samples, girls reached menarche at weights spanning a 71.4-kg (157-lb) range, Frisch and Revelle's concept of a critical weight of 47 to 48 kg (104 to 106 lb) cannot be applied meaningfully to individuals. Neither can the suggestion of an invariant mean weight be accepted, because significant differences occur among the mean menarcheal weights for several samples of normal white girls. Finally, when stature is held constant, there is some evidence that girls who reach menarche at younger ages are heavier than those who begin menstruating at older ages. Apparent reductions in variability when the estimated amount of total body water is used instead of body weight may result from statistical artifacts associated with regression analysis.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1962
Human Biology, 1971
1. Hum Biol. 1971 Sep;43(3):356-64. Fertility and mortality differentials and their implications ... more 1. Hum Biol. 1971 Sep;43(3):356-64. Fertility and mortality differentials and their implications for microevolutionary change among the Cashinahua. Johnston FE, Kensinger KM. PMID: 5133570 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. MeSH Terms: ...
American Journal of …, 1976
Journal of adolescent health care, 1982
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1985
Childhood obesity has immediate and long-term health risks, There is an increased risk of disease... more Childhood obesity has immediate and long-term health risks, There is an increased risk of disease and emotional stress associated with obesity during the growing years, but there are greater risks if obesity continues into adolescence and adulthood. There are insufficient data to quantify the association of childhood and adult obesity. Although obese adults are more likely to have been heavy as children, most overweight children are of normal weight as adults. Childhood obesity is frequently associated with an accelerated growth pattern characterized by increased lean body mass, greater stature, and more rapid maturation.
Archives of Pediatrics …, 1975
The critical weight hypothesis in relation to menarche, which is known as the Frisch-Revelle mode... more The critical weight hypothesis in relation to menarche, which is known as the Frisch-Revelle model, has been examined. Since, in eight samples, girls reached menarche at weights spanning a 71.4-kg (157-lb) range, Frisch and Revelle's concept of a critical weight of 47 to 48 kg (104 to 106 lb) cannot be applied meaningfully to individuals. Neither can the suggestion of an invariant mean weight be accepted, because significant differences occur among the mean menarcheal weights for several samples of normal white girls. Finally, when stature is held constant, there is some evidence that girls who reach menarche at younger ages are heavier than those who begin menstruating at older ages. Apparent reductions in variability when the estimated amount of total body water is used instead of body weight may result from statistical artifacts associated with regression analysis.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1962