Child stunting is associated with weaker human capital among native Amazonians

ConclusionsThe results confirm adverse associations between child stunting and human capital skills. Predictors of growth recovery and faltering can affect human capital outcomes, even in a remote, economically self‐sufficient society.

Source: American Journal of Human Biology - September 10, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Eduardo A. Undurraga, Jere R. Behrman, Susan D. Emmett, Celeste Kidd, William R. Leonard, Steven T. Piantadosi, Victoria Reyes ‐García, Abhishek Sharma, Rebecca Zhang, Ricardo A. Godoy Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research