Human capital, wealth, and nutrition in the Bolivian Amazon

Ricardo Godoy; Victoria Reyes-García; Vincent Vadez; William R. Leonard; Tomás Huanca; Jonathan Bauchet

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2005.01.001

Human capital, wealth, and nutrition in the Bolivian Amazon

Ricardo Godoy^*, Victoria Reyes-García, Vincent Vadez, William R. Leonard, Tomás Huanca, Jonathan Bauchet

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Abstract

We analyze anthropometric variables of a society of forager-horticulturalists in the Bolivian Amazon (Tsimane′) in 2001-2002. Community variables (e.g., inequality, social capital) explain little of the variance in anthropometric indices of nutritional status, but individual-level variables (schooling, wealth) are positively correlated with nutritional status. Dietary quality (foods high in animal proteins), access to foraging technology, and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants are related to better anthropometric indices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	139-162
Number of pages	24
Journal	Economics and Human Biology
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2005.01.001
State	Published - Mar 2005

Keywords

Amazon
Amerindians
Anthropometrics
Bolivia
Height
Human capital
Income inequality
Indigenous populations
Latin America
Nutritional status
Physical stature
Tsimane′
Wealth

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Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

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