Disparities in bone density across contemporary Amazonian forager‐horticulturalists: Cross‐population comparison of the Tsimane and Shuar

Abstract

This study investigates bone density across the life course among Bolivian Tsimane and Ecuadorian Shuar of Amazonia. Both groups are rural, high‐fertility forager‐horticulturalists, with high lifetime physical activity levels. We test whether Tsimane and Shuar bone density patterns are different from each other, and if both groups are characterized by lower osteoporosis risk compared to U.S. references.

Reference

Jonathan Stieglitz, Felicia C. Madimenos, Melissa Liebert, Tara J. Cepon-Robins, Samuel Urlacher, J. Josh Snodgrass, and Lawrence Sugiyama, “Disparities in bone density across contemporary Amazonian forager‐horticulturalists: Cross‐population comparison of the Tsimane and Shuar”, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 171, n. 1, January 2020, pp. 50–64.