Secular Changes in American and British Stature and Nutrition

Robert W. Fogel; Stanley L. Engerman; Roderick Floud; Gerald M. Friedman; Robert A. Margo; Kenneth L. Sokoloff; Richard H. Steckel; T. James Trussell; Georgia C. Villaflor; Kenneth W. Wachter

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January 1, 1983The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Secular Changes in American and British Stature and Nutrition

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To examine secular trends in adult height and nutritional status across American and British populations over the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
Analyzed extensive historical archives, including military muster rolls, enlistment records, and institutional registries from Great Britain and the United States.
Applied statistical and demographic methods to reconstruct secular height distributions and evaluate long-term shifts in net nutrition over time.
Documented cyclical fluctuations and secular variations in average stature across multiple centuries rather than a continuous, monotonic rise.
Demonstrated that biological measures of well-being and nutritional status frequently diverged from traditional economic indicators during early industrial development.

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Historical anthropometric analysis reveals long-term fluctuations in human stature in American and British populations, highlighting shifting net nutritional status across centuries.

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Robert W. Fogel, Stanley L. Engerman, Roderick Floud, Gerald Friedman, Robert A. Margo, Kenneth Sokoloff, Richard H. Steckel, T. James Trussell, Georgia Villaflor, Kenneth W. Wachter, Secular Changes in American and British Stature and Nutrition, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 14, No. 2, Hunger and History: The Impact of Changing Food Production and Consumption Patterns on Society (Autumn, 1983), pp. 445-481

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