selected publications
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book
- Nutritional Anthropology: Biocultural perspectives on food & nutrition. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 2012
- Nutritional Anthropology. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 1998
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chapter
- Design in biocultural studies of food and nutritional anthropology.. 31-43. 2017
- On the lookout: The use of direct observation in nutritional Anthropology. 81-89. 2017
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Reliance Upon a Toxic Staple Crop.
700-714.
2017
- A taste of nutritional anthropology. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 7-8. 2012
- Adapting foods to people and people to foods. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 204-206. 2012
- Hungry but no starving: Functional consequences of undernutrition in adults. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 327-332. 2012
- Looking for solutions. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 489-491. 2012
- Nutrition transitions: A view from Anthropology. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 372-382. 2012
- Over nutrition and hunger in lands of plenty. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 440-441. 2012
- The Biocultural perspective in Nutritional Anthropology. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 1-7. 2012
- Variations in contemporary food systems: Pluses and minuses. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 82-84. 2012
- The energetic cost of physical activity and the regulation of reproduction 2011
- An Anthropologist’s Academic Career Story 2011
- Nutrition, Work, Function 2010
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Increased Dietary Breadth in Early Hominin Evolution: Revisiting Arguments and Evidence with a Focus on Biogeochemical Contributions.
229-240.
2009
- Thinking about health through time 2009
- Bitter Cassava: Toxicity and Detoxification 2006
- Ecologia Nutritional do Estuário Amazônico: Consumo alimentar, subsitência y adaptabilidade humana em populações ribeirinhas da ilha de Marajó, Amazônia 2006
- Edible Invertebrates among Amazonian Indians: A critical review of a disappearing knowledge 2005
- Insects 2000
- The Biocultural perspective in Nutritional Anthropology. Ed. Dufour, Darna L. 2000
- La douceur de l’amertume: Une ré-évaluation des choix de manioc amer; par les Indiens Tukano d’Amazonie 1997
- A closer look at the nutritional implications of bitter cassava use 1995
- Minimum data sets for the description of diet and measurement of food intake and nutritional status 1995
- Role of cassava in the diet: Urban areas and rainforests of Colombia 1995
- Characteristics of "wild" plant foods used by indigenous populations in Amazonia 1994
- Diet and nutritional status of Amazonian peoples 1994
- The bitter is sweet: A case study of bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) use in Amazonia 1993
- Uso de la selva tropical por los indígenas Tukano del Vaupes 1990
- Alice Mossie Brues (1913 - ) 1988
- Manioc as a dietary staple: Implications for the budgeting of time and energy in the Northwest Amazon 1985
- Nutrition in the Northwest Amazon: Household dietary intake and time-energy expenditure 1983
- Domesticated animals and village nucleation 1973
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journal article
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Obituary: Alec John (Jack) Kelso (1930-2019).
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
161-162.
2019
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THE METABOLIC GHETTO: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE ON NUTRITION, POWER RELATIONS, AND CHRONIC DISEASE.
American Journal of Human Biology.
2018
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Reflections on nutrition in biological anthropology.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
855-864.
2018
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No change in energy efficiency in lactation: Insights from a longitudinal study.
American Journal of Human Biology.
2017
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Using the protein leverage hypothesis to understand socioeconomic variation in obesity.
American Journal of Human Biology.
2017
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Special Section: Worldwide variation in human growth: 40 years later.
American Journal of Human Biology.
2017
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Perceptions of food availability and self-reported dietary intake in urban Costa Rican women: A Pilot Study.
Población y Salud en Mesoamérica.
2016
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Amazonian foods and implications for human biology.
Annals of Human Biology.
330-348.
2016
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Human Biology of the Amazon..
Annals of Human Biology.
289-292.
2016
- Does chronic maternal psychosocial stress among American Samoan women affect neonate body size?.. American Journal of Human Biology. 281-281. 2016
- Protein intake, energy intake, and BMI among USA adults from 1999-2000 to 2009-2010: little evidence for the protein leverage hypothesis. American Journal of Human Biology. 261-262. 2015
- Time and transition: actual and ideal body size of high and low socioeconomic women in Cali, Columbia, over a 13-year period.. American Journal of Human Biology. 271-271. 2015
- Using the Protein Leverage Hypothesis to understand obesity among urban Costa Rican women. American Journal of Human Biology. 261-261. 2015
- Does maternal psychosocial stress differentially impact pregnancy outcomes based on trimester?. American Journal of Human Biology. 268-269. 2014
- Urban poverty and dietary protein in Costa Rica: results from a pilot study. American Journal of Human Biology. 260-260. 2014
- Do active parents have active kids? The influence of parents on physical activity levels among elementary school children in rural Colorado. American Journal of Human Biology. 281-281. 2013
- Stable isotopes and socioeconomic differences among urban Colombian women: preliminary analysis of dietary data. American Journal of Human Biology. 252-253. 2013
- To love, honor and obey: the relationship between marital status and birth outcomes in American Samoa. American Journal of Human Biology. 260-260. 2013
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Socioeconomic status, stature, and obesity in women: 20‐year trends in urban Colombia.
American Journal of Human Biology.
602-610.
2012
- Does residency status impact the gestation period and birth outcomes in Samoan women?. American Journal of Human Biology. 228-229. 2012
- Lactation and mechanical efficiency: New insights from a longitudinal study. American Journal of Human Biology. 219-219. 2012
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Assessing diet in populations at risk for konzo and neurolathyrism.
Food and Chemical Toxicology.
655-661.
2011
- Food consumption in economically disadvantaged women in Cali, Colombia 1990-95 and 2008: Evidence of a nutrition transition?. American Journal of Human Biology. 252-252. 2011
- Patterns in beverage consumption among elementary school aged children in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. American Journal of Human Biology. 283-284. 2011
- C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease risk factors for women in Cali, Colombia. American Journal of Human Biology. 257-257. 2010
- Economically disadvantaged urban women in Colombia have low physical activity levels. American Journal of Human Biology. 271-271. 2010
- Investigating the rural-urban distinction in low-income Colorado schoolchildren. American Journal of Human Biology. 247-247. 2010
- Obesity in small cities and towns in Latin America: Is the urban/rural distinction too simplistic?. American Journal of Human Biology. 247-247. 2010
- Physical activity among rural children in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. American Journal of Human Biology. 275-275. 2010
- Evidence for a positive secular trend in obesity in Bolivia and Peru. American Journal of Human Biology. 246-246. 2009
- Food choice and obesity in economically disadvantaged urban women in Cali, Colombia. American Journal of Human Biology. 268-268. 2009
- Nutritional status in low-income rural and urban Colorado schoolchildren. American Journal of Human Biology. 246-246. 2009
- The nutrition transition among urban women of Cali, Colombia. American Journal of Human Biology. 263-263. 2009
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Energy expenditure among farmers in developing countries: What do we know?.
American Journal of Human Biology.
249-258.
2008
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Alice Mossie Brues (1913–2007).
American Anthropologist.
157-160.
2008
- Evidence for a positive secular trend in obesity in Colombia. American Journal of Human Biology. 214-214. 2008
- Increased work efficiency in lactation. American Journal of Human Biology. 239-239. 2008
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Diet, energy expenditure, and body composition of lactating Ribeirinha women in the brazilian amazon.
American Journal of Human Biology.
722-734.
2007
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Alice Mossie Brues: 1913–2007.
American Journal of Human Biology.
597-597.
2007
- Effect of physical activity on changes in postpartum adiposity and fitness in well-nourished, breastfeeding women.. American Journal of Human Biology. 288-288. 2007
- Physical activity and energy expenditure in the tropics: What do we know?. American Journal of Human Biology. 292-292. 2007
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Ethnobotanical Evidence for Cultivar Selection among the Tukanoans: Manioc (Manihot esculentaCrantz) in the Northwest Amazaon.
Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment.
122-130.
2006
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Biocultural Approaches in Human Biology.
American Journal of Human Biology.
1-9.
2006
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Rural‐to‐urban migration in Latin America: An update and thoughts on the model.
American Journal of Human Biology.
395-404.
2004
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FISH AND FARINHA: PROTEIN AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN AMAZONIAN RURAL COMMUNITIES ON ITUQUI ISLAND, BRAZIL.
Ecology of Food and Nutrition.
231-255.
2004
- Forty days and forty nights: Biocultural perspectives on the energetics of the immediate postpartum period among subsistence horticulturists in the Brazilian Amazon. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 160-160. 2004
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Introduction: understanding the linkages between nutritional status, physical activity, and productivity.
American Journal of Human Biology.
471-471.
2003
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Physical activity of poor urban women in Cali, Colombia: A comparison of working and not working women.
American Journal of Human Biology.
490-497.
2003
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Reproductive ecology and human evolution..
American Journal of Human Biology.
117-118.
2003
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Energy intake and expenditure of free-living, lactating Colombian women in an urban setting.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
205-213.
2002
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Anthropometric characteristics of pregnant women in Cali, Colombia and relationship to birth weight.
American Journal of Human Biology.
29-38.
2002
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Comparative and evolutionary dimensions of the energetics of human pregnancy and lactation.
American Journal of Human Biology.
584-602.
2002
- Physical activity of poor urban women: a comparison of women working and women at home in Cali, Colombia.. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 65-65. 2002
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Why “Bitter” Cassava? Productivity of “Bitter” and “Sweet” Cassava in a Tukanoan Indian Settlement in the Northwest Amazon1.
Economic Botany: devoted to applied botany and plant utilization.
49-57.
2002
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A comparison of anthropometric indices of nutritional status in Tukanoan and Achuar Amerindians.
American Journal of Human Biology.
301-309.
2001
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The importance of leaf- and litter-feeding invertebrates as sources of animal protein for the Amazonian Amerindians.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
2247-2252.
2000
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Application of a picrate semi-quantitative screening assay for the cyanogenic potential of cassava roots at a remote field site.
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
590-594.
2000
- Adolescentes y Embarazo: Salud y Nutricíon. 201-212. 2000
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Food and macronutrient intake of economically disadvantaged pregnant women in Colombia.
American Journal of Human Biology.
753-762.
1999
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Gastrointestinal parasitic infection, anthropometrics, nutritional status, and physical work capacity in Colombian boys.
American Journal of Human Biology.
763-771.
1999
- Energy intake and expenditure of free-living, pregnant Colombian women in an urban setting. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 269-276. 1999
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Estimating energy intake of urban women in Colombia: Comparison of diet records and recalls.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
53-63.
1999
- Food consumption and subsistence in three Caboclo populations on Marajo Island, Amazonia, Brazil. 455-475. 1999
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Household headship and nutritional status: Female-headed versus male/dual-headed households.
American Journal of Human Biology.
699-709.
1998
- Increased muscular efficiency during lactation in Colombian women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 17-21. 1998
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Nutrition, Activity, and Health in Children.
Annual Review of Anthropology.
541-565.
1997
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Comparative study of flex heart rate in colombian children and in pregnant, lactating, and non-pregnant, nonlactating women.
American Journal of Human Biology.
647-657.
1997
- Daily expenditure of women by factorial and heart rate methods. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 1255-1262. 1997
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Living on the edge: Dietary strategies of economically impoverished women in Cali, Colombia.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
5-15.
1997
- Understanding the nutrition of poor urban women: Ethnographic and biological approaches. Collegium antropologicum. 29-39. 1997
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Biological anthropology: The state of the science - Boaz,NT, Wolfe,LD.
American Journal of Human Biology.
683-684.
1996
- Energy expenditure of urban Colombian women: A comparison of patterns and total daily energy expenditure by the heart rate and factorial methods. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 870-878. 1996
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Energy expenditures of urban Colombian girls and women.
American Journal of Human Biology.
237-249.
1996
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BODY-COMPOSITION OF COLOMBIAN WOMEN.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
279-285.
1994
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Anthropometry and secular changes in stature of urban Colombian women of differing socioeconomic status.
American Journal of Human Biology.
749-760.
1994
- Variation of the basal metabolic rate and dietary energy intake of Colombian women during 1 year. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 20-27. 1994
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V̇ max and nutritional status in Urban Colombian girls and women.
American Journal of Human Biology.
641-649.
1994
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Maximal oxygen consumption of Colombian women of differing socioeconomic status.
American Journal of Human Biology.
625-633.
1992
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Nutritional ecology in the tropical rain forests of Amazonia.
American Journal of Human Biology.
197-207.
1992
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Diet and nutritional status of Ameridians: a review of the literature.
Cadernos de Saúde Pública.
481-502.
1991
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Diet and the diseases of the twentieth century.
Reviews in Anthropology.
235-245.
1991
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Cross‐sectional growth of young Shipibo Indian children in Eastern Peru.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
35-41.
1991
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INSECTS AS FOOD - ABORIGINAL ENTOMOPHAGY IN THE GREAT-BASIN - SUTTON,MQ.
American Anthropologist.
214-215.
1990
- Patterns of food use and nutrient intake of obses and non-obese Hualapi Indian women of Arizona. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 1229-1255. 1990
- Use of tropical rainforests by Native Amazonians. Bioscience. 652-659. 1990
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SOUTH-AMERICAN INDIANS - A CASE-STUDY IN EVOLUTION - SALZANO,FM, CALLEGARIJACQUES,SM.
American Anthropologist.
239-240.
1989
- Effectiveness of cassava detoxification techniques used by indigenous peoples in Northwest Amazonia. 86-91. 1989
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Cyanide content of cassava (Manihot esculenta, Euphorbiaceae) cultivars used by Tukanoan Indians in Northwest Amazonia.
Economic Botany: devoted to applied botany and plant utilization.
255-266.
1988
- The composition of some foods used in Northwest Amazonia. Interciencia: journal of science and technology of the Americas. 83-86. 1988
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Insects as Food: A Case Study from the Northwest Amazon.
American Anthropologist.
383-397.
1987
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The time and energy expenditure of indigenous women horticulturalists in the Northwest Amazon.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
37-46.
1984
- El flujo de energía a traves de los hogares Tatuyo: analisis preliminar. Revista Colombiana de Antropologia. 235-262. 1984
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Local cold exposure of Andean Indians during normal and simulated activities.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
305-313.
1976
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Skin temperatures at the nape in infants at high altitude.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
91-93.
1976
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Obituary: Alec John (Jack) Kelso (1930-2019).
American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
161-162.
2019