Abstract
The conceptual basis for this consideration of research design in the interrelationships between physical anthropology, as a discipline, and nutritional status, as a parameter, rests on the assumption that the morphology and body composition of the individual, and the biomass of a population, are functions of the quantity, the quality, and the utilization of the diets of its members. While there are other determinants that contribute to the above features, and that prevent a simplistic application of resulting data, the use of measurements as indicators of the nutritional adequacy of a group has been shown to be of sufficient utility1–3 to suggest that such an approach be significantly informative under appropriate conditions.4
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Johnston, F.E. (1974). Cross-Sectional Versus Longitudinal Studies. In: Roche, A.F., Falkner, F. (eds) Nutrition and Malnutrition. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 49. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3252-7_13
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