While modernization has dramatically increased lifespan, it has also witnessed the
increasing prevalence of diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Such …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is increasingly recognized as a complex metabolic
disorder that manifests in genetically susceptible women following a range of negative …

This paper suggests that it is urgent for anthropologists to respond to a current move in
epigenetics in which nature and nurture are no longer understood as dichotomous …

There is particular interest in understanding socioeconomic and ethnic variability in health
status. The developmental origins of disease hypothesis emphasize the importance of …

Insulin resistance and hypertension are considered as prototypical “diseases of civilization”
that are manifested in the modern environment as plentiful food and sedentary life. The …

India has rapidly become a “diabetes capital” of the world, despite maintaining high rates of
under-nutrition. Indians develop diabetes at younger age and at lower body weights than …

Please cite this paper as: Makgoba M, Savvidou M, Steer P. An analysis of the
interrelationship between maternal age, body mass index and racial origin in the …

This comprehensive synthesis of current medical and evolutionary literature addresses key
questions about the role body fat plays in human biology. It explores how body energy …

Obesity is becoming an epidemic health problem. During the last years not only genetic but
also, and primarily, environmental factors have been supposed to contribute to the …

The incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), type II diabetes (T2D) and polycystic ovarian
syndrome (PCOS) has been progressively increasing. Insulin resistance (InsR) seems to …