Proximate social causes Height Social consequences LECTURE #4 Selected Social Causes and Consequences of Height in Human Populations Basic social causes income inequality public health personal hygiene quality of environment Proximate social causes diet disease work intensity Height Social consequences life expectancy health cognitive development personality 1

LECTURE #4 Percent of Adults Who Were Obese, Selected Countries, 1998-2000 Obese adults have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher (BMI = weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters). 2

Sources #2 Tarmann, Allison. 2003. "Obesity in the U.S.: Reaching a Critical Mass." On the World Wide Web at http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/Articles/03/Obesity_in_the_U_S___Reaching_a_Critical_Mass.htm (12 Feb 2003). 3