Tom Samaras’ Publications List
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
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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 close inverse relationship between male and female height and life expectancy. Innovation in Aging, 2(suppl_1), 888-889. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy031.3314
Samaras TT. (2118) Hidden benefits of shorter, smaller bodies. 2018. JSRR. 19(2): 1-7, 2018; article no. JSRR.40878.
Samaras TT. (2018) Harmful ramifications of secular growth. Cardiovasc Disord Med. 3: oatext.com/harmful-ramifications-of-secular-growth.php#gsc.tab=0
Samaras TT. (2018). Implications of excessive nutrition and increased body height and weight. Annals of Nutrition & Food Science. 2(6), Article 1037. http://www.remedypublications.com/open-access/implications-of-excessive-nutrition-and-increased-body-height-and-weight-335.pdf
Samaras TT. (2018). What’s good about being shorter. SOJ Psychol 5(1): 1-4: DOI: https://symbiosisonlinepublishing.com/psychology/psychology46.pdf
Samaras TT, Biological parameters explain why shorter or smaller people have lower cardiovascular disease and greater longevity. 2017. JSRR. 15(1): 1-16, 2017; Article no. JSRR.34729. Doi:10.9734/JSRR/2017/34729
Samaras, TT. Longevity in specific populations. Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. Elsevier, 2014. Doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.02878-6.
Samaras T. Human size. The biology of why it is best to be small [Feedback]. World Nutrition February 2014, 5, 2, 197-199.
Samaras Thomas T. Why Smaller Humans are in our Future. Policy Innovations, Carnegie Council. 10/20/2014
Samaras TT. Evidence from eight different types of studies showing that smaller body size is related to greater longevity, Journal of Scientific Research & Reports. 2014, 3(16): 2150-2160.
Thomas T. Samaras. Shorter human height has its merits and demerits. ISpectrum Magazine. July-August 2014, issue 08. Pp. 13-24 Download Magazine
Thomas Samaras. Human Size: Short men live longer. WN Feedback, World Nutrition. July-August 2014, 5, 7-8, 692 (13 of 22) Download Magazine and go to page 692
Thomas T. Samaras. How height is related to our health and longevity: A review. Nutrition and Health. 2012, 21: 247-261
Thomas T. Samaras. Shorter height is related to lower cardiovascular disease risk–A narrative review, The Indian heart Journal, 2013, 65: 66-71.
Salaris L, Poulain M, and TT Samaras. Height and survival at older ages among males born in an in-land village in Sardinia (1866-1915). Biodemography and Social Biology, 2012; 58:1, 1-13.
Thomas T. Samaras, Commentary. Human growth, height, size: Reasons to be small, World Nutrition, 2011, 2,3:108-135
Thomas T. Samaras, Ramifications of increasing birth weight, accelerated growth and greater height on health, the obesity epidemic, and longevity, Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine, 2010, 5(8): 433-449.
Killewo J, Heggenhougen HK, Quah SR (eds) Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health, San Diego, Academic Press, 2010. Longevity in Specific Populations, TT Samaras, pp. 415-420.
Samaras TT. Role of Height in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine 2010, 51, 87-99. Download the article here.
Samaras TT. Are 20th-century recommendations for growth and height correct? A review. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009, 22, 171-178.
Samaras TT. How our adulation of taller height promoted the obesity epidemic? BMJ Rapid Responses, June 30, 2004.
Samaras TT. We are too tall. Public Health Nutrition 2009, 12, 439-440.
Samaras TT. Should we be concerned over increasing body height and weight? Experimental Gerontology 2009 ; 44: 83-92.
Samaras TT. Longevity in Specific Populations. In Kris Heggenhougen and Stella Quah, editors. International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Vol 4, San Diego, Academic Press, 2008, pp 142-147.
Samaras TT. & Desnoes J. Increasing human body size and its physical and environmental ramifications. Townsend Letter Feb/Mar 2008, 295, 100- 122.
Samaras TT (ed). Human Body Size and the Laws of Scaling: Physiological, Performance, Growth, Longevity and Ecological Ramifications. N.Y., Nova Science Publications, 2007.
Samaras TT. Re: association between height and coronary heart disease mortality: a prospective study of 35,000 twin pairs (letter). American Journal of Epidemiology, 2006: 165: 113-114.
Samaras TT. Nutrition, obesity, growth and longevity in Starks T (ed) Trends in Nutrition Research, Nova Science Publishers, N.Y., 2006.
Samaras TT. Nutrition, obesity, growth and longevity in Ditmer LF (ed). New Developments in Obesity Research. Nova Science Publishers, NY, 2006.
Samaras TT. Nutrition, obesity, growth and longevity . International Journal of Medical and Biological Frontiers 2007, 9, 223-262.
Samaras TT, Elrick H, Storms LH. Is short height really a risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke mortality? a review. Medical Science Monitor 2004; 10: RA63-76.
Samaras TT, Storms LH. Has our adulation of taller height promoted the obesity epidemic? BMJ, Rapid Responses 2004, June 30.
Samaras TT, Elrick H., Storms LH. Is height related to longevity? Life Sciences 2003; 72: 1781-1802.
Samaras TT, Elrick H, Storms LH. Birth weight, rapid growth, cancer, and longevity: a review. Journal of the National Medical Association 2003; 95: 1170-1183.
Elrick H, Samaras TT, Demas A. Missing links in the obesity epidemic. Nutrition Research 2002; 22: 1101-1123.
Samaras TT, Elrick H,Storms LH. Height, health and growth hormone. Acta Paediatrica 1999; 88: 602-9.
Samaras TT, Storms LH. Secular growth and its harmful ramifications. Medical Hypotheses 2002; 58: 93-112.
Samaras TT, Elrick H. Height, body size, and longevity: is smaller better for the human body? Western Journal of Medicine 2002; 176: 206-208.
Samaras TT and Elrick H. Less is better. Journal of the National Medical Association 2002; 94: 88-99.
Samaras TT, Storms LH, Elrick H. Longevity, mortality and body weight. Ageing Research Reviews 2002; 1: 673-691.
Samaras TT and Elrick H. Height, body size and longevity. Acta Medica Okayama 1999; 53: 149-169.
Samaras TT, Elrick H, and Storms LH. Is attainment of greater height and body size really desirable? (Guest Editorial) Journal of the National Medical Association 1999; 91: 317-321.
Samaras TT. Bigger people are becoming a growing problem. Earth Island Journal 1997; 13: 22.
Samaras TT. Why the future belongs to smaller sized humans. In FutureVision: Ideas, Insights, and Strategies, Didsbury HF (ed). World Future Society, Bethesda, Maryland, 1996, pp 245-257.
Samaras TT. How body height and weight affect our performance, longevity and survival. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 1996; 84: 131-156.
Samaras TT and Heigh G H. How human size affects longevity and mortality from degenerative diseases. Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients. Oct 1996. 159: 78-85, 133-139.
Samaras TT. The Truth About Your Height. Exploring the Myths and Realities of Human Size and its Effects on Performance, Health, Pollution, and Survival. 1994.
Samaras TT. Lets get small. Harper’s. 1995. 289: 32-34
Samaras TT, Storms LH. Impact of height and weight on life span. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1992; 70: 259-267.
Samaras TT. That song put down short people but… Science Digest July 1978; 81 (1): 76-79.
Samaras TT. The stature factor–how important is human size in the energy, pollution and economic picture? Electric Perspectives (Edison Electric Co) 1978/6 9-16.
Samaras TT. The law of entropy and the aging process. Human Development, 1974; 17 (4): 314-320.
“These findings support an adverse effect of relative “over-nutriton” in infancy on long-term cardiovascular disease risk......and do not support the promotion of faster weight gain in infants born small for gestational age.”
A new article in Carnegie Council for Ethics
Publications of Interest
Wilhelmsen and colleagues tracked 67-year old men to 90 years of age and found that men who were shorter at 67 years tended to have better survival than taller men. See page 8 in Wilhelmsen L, Svardsudd K, Eriksson H, et al. Factors associated with reaching 90 years of age: a study of men born in 1913 in Gothenburg, Sweden. J Intern Med 2011; 269:441-451. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02331
An Article in the Indian Heart Journal
Tom’s review of research findings on the health risks related to higher birth weight, rapid growth, early maturation and taller stature was recently published in the Women’s Health Bulletin. See: Samaras TT. Health risks of higher birth weight, rapid growth, early maturation and taller height. Women’s Health Bulletin. 2015 July; 2(3):e26805
An Italian Study Confirms Tom’s findings
Important findings from Sardinia show that shorter people live longer. The new study, authored by Salaris, Poulain and Samaras was recently published by the journal Biodemography and Social Biology.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is responsible for 126,000 deaths per year. A large Harvard study found that good nutrition can help you avoid this disease. For example, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish promote healthy lungs and reduce the risk. In contrast, refined grains, red meat, and cured meats increase the risk.
Source: Harvard Men’s Health Watch, 2010, vol 14, No. 7, pp 1-3.
