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Herman Pontzer

Jerry G. and Patricia Crawford Hubbard Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
Evolutionary Anthropology

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Evolutionary Changes in Physical Activity, Diet, and Energy Expenditure: Implications for the Prevention of Obesity

Book section · January 1, 2023 Obesity and related metabolic diseases are recent phenomena, products of our increasingly industrialized world. Our Paleolithic hunter-gatherer ancestors and the subsistence farming communities that succeeded them were largely protected from these diseases ... Full text Cite

The evolution of the human endurance phenotype

Book section · January 1, 2019 Aerobic activities are those which can be sustained entirely by oxygen-based metabolism. The rate of oxygen consumption during an activity, called VO2, is often used as a measure of energy for aerobic activities. Activity costs tend to increase with body s ... Full text Cite

Dmanisi Hominins and Archaeology

Book section · January 1, 2014 Full text Cite