Publication of Interest – Oct 2020 “Biodemography and Social Biology:” Samaras TT. (2020) Height and longevity—a changing viewpoint. WJPPS, 9 (9): 570-574 www.wipps.com controller/abstract id/12979 Samaras, T. T., Marson, S. M., & Lillis, J. P. (2019). International Data Demonstrating the Inverse Height and Life Expectancy Between the Sexes: Height and life expectancy. SOCIALSCI JOURNAL, 4, 1-9. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335526858_International_Data_Demonstrating_the_Inverse_Height_and_Life_Expectancy_Between_the_Sexes Wilhelmsen Wilhelmsen and collegues tracked 67-year old men to 80 years of age and found that men who were shorter at 67 years […]
Publications on Human Body Size: Samaras, T and Lillis, JP. 2024. Longevity of specific populations. Future chapter in International Encyclopedia, Academic Press (2nd edition), UK. Samaras TT. (2020) Height and longevity—a changing viewpoint. WJPPS, 9 (9): 570-574 www.wipps.com/controller abstract id/12979 Samaras, T. T., Marson, S. M., & Lillis, J. P. (2019). International Data Demonstrating the Inverse Height and Life Expectancy Between the Sexes: Height and life expectancy. SOCIALSCI JOURNAL, 4, 1-9. researchgate.net/publication/335526858_International_Data_Demonstrating_the_Inverse_Height_and_Life_Expectancy_Between_the_Sexes Samaras T, Marson S, Lillis J. (2018). The […]
The book has been reviewed by a number of journals. Reviewer comments are given below: SM Marson, University of North Carolina, Department of Social Work, in Public Health Nutrition (Cambridge University Press), 2009, 12, 1299-1300. “Human Body Size and the Laws of Scaling is an outstanding and revelatory book.” “It is quite extraordinary to discover a book with such a wide range of potential professional readerships.” “The writing style and content is written for those with specialties in both the […]
Body Size and the Environment: The study of how humans affect the environment has been focused on the number of people in the world. While the number of people is certainly an important factor, the average body weight of 6 billion people also plays a major role. For example, a CDC researcher, Dannenberg, found that a mere 10 pound increase in the average weight of Americans increases airline fuel consumption by over 350 million gallons per year. The increase in […]
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- Martinez JA, et al. Mortality of NBA players. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 500; View here
- Ma W, et al. Adult height, dietary patterns and healthy aging. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2017, 106, 2, 589-596. View here
- Lemez S, et al. Do “big guys” really die younger? PLoS ONE 2017, 12(10): e0185617/ View here
- Chmielewski P. The relationship between adult stature and longevity. Anthropological Review 2016, 79(4). 439-460. View here
- Sohn K. Now, the taller die earlier: The curse of cancer. J. Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Scie 2016, 71(6): 713-719. View here
- Ringsby TH, et al. On being the right size: Increased body size is associated with reduced telomere length under natural conditions . Proceedings of The Royal Society B 2015, View here
- Shapiro, Streja, et al. Association of height with mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol . 2015, View here
- He Q, et al. Shorter men live longer. 2014, PLoS ONE 9(5): e94385. View here
- Bartke A. Healthy aging: is smaller better? Gerontology 2012, 58(4): 337-343. View here
- Mueller U. and Mazur A. Tallness comes with higher mortality in two cohorts of US army officers. Paper submitted at XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference, 2009. View here
- Martinez JA, et al. Mortality of NBA players. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 500; View here
- Ma W, et al. Adult height, dietary patterns and healthy aging. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2017, 106, 2, 589-596. View here
- Lemez S, et al. Do “big guys” really die younger? PLoS ONE 2017, 12(10): e0185617/ View here
- Chmielewski P. The relationship between adult stature and longevity. Anthropological Review 2016, 79(4). 439-460. View here
- Sohn K. Now, the taller die earlier: The curse of cancer. J. Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Scie 2016, 71(6): 713-719. View here
- Ringsby TH, et al. On being the right size: Increased body size is associated with reduced telomere length under natural conditions . Proceedings of The Royal Society B 2015, View here
- Shapiro, Streja, et al. Association of height with mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol . 2015, View here
- He Q, et al. Shorter men live longer. 2014, PLoS ONE 9(5): e94385. View here
- Bartke A. Healthy aging: is smaller better? Gerontology 2012, 58(4): 337-343. View here
- Mueller U. and Mazur A. Tallness comes with higher mortality in two cohorts of US army officers. Paper submitted at XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference, 2009. View here
Latest News
A recent paper reported on the hidden benefits of shorter, smaller bodies. The report indicates that shorter, smaller people have faster reaction times, greater endurance, greater strength to weight ratio, and are more agile. They also have less cancer risk and lower intakes of toxins due to lower consumption of liquids and solid foods. See Samaras T. Hidden benefits of shorter, smaller bodies, JSRR 19(2), 2018, article no JSRR.40878. DOI: 10.9734/JSRR/2018/40878
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Newsflash
Research by Sharrow and Anderson (PLoSOne, 2016) found that twins survived longer than singletons. While not mentioned by the authors, the facts are that twins weigh about 2 pounds less than singletons at birth and tend to grow up being slightly lighter and shorter based on other studies. Identical twins, who tend to be the smallest, had a better survival rate vs. larger fraternal twins as well.
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