Web Links to 2011 publications
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This picture is an illustration of the physical differences in body size between younger and older generations (from the Editorial written about Tom's article in WPHNA. ) Tom's latest paper was published on line in the journal of "World Nutrition" which is affiliated with the World Public Health Nutrition Association. Thomas Samaras, Commentary. Human growth, height, size: Reasons to be small, World Nutrition, 2011, 2,3:108-135.The commentary provides an evidence-supported viewpoint on the progressive increase in human body size and its harmful ramifications. Performance, longevity, resource and food needs and the environmental and cost impacts of a world population of larger people are explored. The commentary was also published on-line in News-Medical and translated in 22 languages. An editorial on this commentary also appeared in World Nutrition, and the editors referred to Tom's work as an "epic vision". Over 20 websites and bloggers provide interesting information on health and longevity and some have introduced Tom's paper to their readers. Some of the websites and bloggers include: |
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Interesting Findings
Birth weight is linearly related to obesity although short and premature babies are also at increased risk of obesity.. |
Observations by Other Scientists
“It seems that being bigger, and presumably better, comes with very high costs.” [The costs he is referring to are higher levels of cancer and heart disease.] |
Tom Samaras' News
Latest News!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. |
