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This collection brings together important and influential articles
and papers on different aspects of the history and health of
welfare. It includes classic and more recent essays on the origins
and nature of mortality decline; the early-life origins of adult
health and disease; changes in height, weight and body mass; the
definition of measurement of the 'standard of living'; and the
economic and social impact of health improvements.
Explaining Long-Term Trends in Health and Longevity is a collection
of essays by Nobel laureate Robert W. Fogel on the theory and
measurement of ageing and health-related variables. Dr Fogel
analyzes historic data on height, health, nutrition and life
expectation to provide a clearer understanding of the past,
illustrate the costs and benefits of using such measures and note
the difficulties of drawing conclusions from data intended for
different purposes. Dr Fogel explains how the basic findings of the
anthropometric approach to historical analysis have helped
reinterpret the nature of economic growth. Rising life expectancies
and lower disease rates in countries experiencing economic growth
highlight the importance of improving nutrition and agricultural
productivity.
Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience
healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history.
However it is only recently that historians, economists, human
biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape
and capability of the human body to economic and demographic
change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an
accessible introduction to the field of anthropometric history,
surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and
mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the
United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure
health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether
increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or,
instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of
healthcare and pensions. The result is a major contribution to
economic and social history with important implications for today's
developing world and the health trends of the future.
Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience
healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history.
However it is only recently that historians, economists, human
biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape
and capability of the human body to economic and demographic
change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an
accessible introduction to the field of anthropometric history,
surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and
mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the
United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure
health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether
increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or,
instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of
healthcare and pensions. The result is a major contribution to
economic and social history with important implications for today's
developing world and the health trends of the future.
Explaining Long-Term Trends in Health and Longevity is a collection
of essays by Nobel laureate Robert W. Fogel on the theory and
measurement of ageing and health-related variables. Dr Fogel
analyzes historic data on height, health, nutrition and life
expectation to provide a clearer understanding of the past,
illustrate the costs and benefits of using such measures and note
the difficulties of drawing conclusions from data intended for
different purposes. Dr Fogel explains how the basic findings of the
anthropometric approach to historical analysis have helped
reinterpret the nature of economic growth. Rising life expectancies
and lower disease rates in countries experiencing economic growth
highlight the importance of improving nutrition and agricultural
productivity.
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