1. 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

2. 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

3. Sources #2
Tarmann, Allison "Obesity in the U.S.: Reaching a Critical Mass." On the World Wide Web at (12 Feb 2003). 3