Thomas T. Samaras, "Reventropy Associates"

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Sweet foods fed to pregnant women

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If sweet foods are fed to a pregnant woman, the infant will be more likely to eat them following birth.
Source: B. Popkin. The World is Fat. Avery, NY, 2009, p. 32.

 

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Height shrinkage is absent in traditional societies until at least 60 years of age.
Source: Lindeberg S, Berntorp E, et al. Age relations of cardiovascular risk factors in a traditional Melanesian society: the Kitava Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1997, 66: 845-852. p 851.

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“Smaller individuals of the same species, including humans, also tend to live longer.”

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A new paper was published in the Indian Heart Journal providing data showing that short people have the lowest risk for heart disease if they keep their weight low and eat a plant-based diet.
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New findings from Sardinia show that shorter people live longer. The new study, authored by Salaris, Poulain and Samaras was recently published by the journal Biodemography and Social Biology.
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A new blog summarizes Tom's findings on the ramifications of increasing body size on various aspects of the world: health, longevity, resources, energy, food, water, pollution and economics.

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