Hormones, Health and Behaviour: A

Hormones, Health and Behavior looks at the relationship of human biology and human society at the intersection of behavior, hormones and health.

Contributors

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1 Contributions of biological anthropology to the study of hormones, health, and behavior

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C. Panter-Brick

C. M. Worthman

1.1 Current issues linking hormones, health, and behavior

1

(2)

1.2 Value added by an anthropological approach

3

(7)

1.3 Relevance to health

10

(3)

1.4 Goals and overall organization

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(2)

1.5 Audience

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(1)

1.6 References

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2 Hormonal correlates of personality and social contexts: from non-human to human primates

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R. M. Sapolsky

2.1 Introduction

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2.2 A brief overview of glucocorticoid action

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(3)

2.3 Cortisol concentrations and rank

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2.4 Glucocorticoids, rank, and the societal context of that rank

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2.5 The personal experience of rank and its societal context

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(3)

2.6 Personality as a modulator of adrenocortical status

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2.7 Humans, hypercortisolism, and individual differences

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(3)

2.8 Conclusions

39

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2.9 References

40

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3 Epidemiology of human development

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C. M. Worthman

3.1 Introduction

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(2)

3.2 Life history theory

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3.3 Endocrine architecture of life history

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3.4 Endocrine trajectories in human development

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(4)

3.5 Hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis

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3.6 Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis

62

(10)

3.6.1 Cortisol

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3.6.2 Adrenal androgens

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(4)

3.7 Thyrotropic axis and central metabolic regulation

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3.8 Somatotropic axis and semi-distributed metabolic regulation

76

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3.9 Bases of variation

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3.9.1 Secular trends and population variation

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3.9.2 Intrapopulation variation

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3.10 Implications for health

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3.11 Conclusions

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3.12 References

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4 Family environment, stress, and health during childhood

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M. V. Flinn

4.1 Introduction

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4.2 Stress response mechanisms and theory

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4.3 Studying childhood stress in a rural Caribbean village

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4.3.1 Variables and measures used in the study

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4.3.2 The study village

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4.3.3 Collecting saliva and assaying hormones

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4.4 Stress response and family environment

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4.5 Stress, illness, and immune function

124

(4)

4.6 Summary and concluding remarks

128

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4.7 References

130

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5 Work and hormonal variation in subsistence and industrial contexts

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C. Panter-Brick

T. M. Pollard

5.1 Introduction

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5.2 Adult physical work

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5.2.1 Range of physical activity levels across populations

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(1)

5.2.2 Energetic variables and health outcomes

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5.2.3 Energetics, sex hormones, and reproduction

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(4)

5.2.4 Physical activity and catecholamines

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5.3 Women's work in reproduction

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5.4 Sedentary work

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5.4.1 Occupational specialization and sedentary work

156

(3)

5.4.2 Epinephrine in modernizing and industrial communities

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5.4.3 Cortisol and "stress" at work

162

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5.5 Adult unemployment

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5.5.1 Unemployment and ill health

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5.5.2 Endocrine variation associated with unemployment

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5.6 Children's stress in work environments

167

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5.7 Conclusion

173

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5.8 References

174

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6 Reproductive ecology and reproductive cancers

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P. T. Ellison

6.1 Introduction

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6.2 Carcinogenesis and tumor growth

185

(2)

6.3 Cancer growth and endogenous steroids

187

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6.4 Reproductive ecology and endogenous steroids

192

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6.5 Reproductive ecology and reproductive cancer risk

198

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6.6 References

203

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7 Diet, hormones, and health: an evolutionary-ecological perspective

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P. L. Whitten

7.1 Introduction

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7.2 Health, hormones, and diet

211

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7.3 Phytoestrogen actions

213

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7.4 Diet and the regulation of reproduction

219

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7.5 The hominoid heritage

221

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7.5.1 Food preferences

222

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7.5.2 Perceptual mechanisms

223

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7.5.3 Reproductive ecology

226

(2)

7.6 Human food choices

228

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7.6.1 Perceptual biases

228

(1)

7.6.2 Foraging and plant domestication

229

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7.7 Conclusions

232

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7.8 References

235

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8 Modernization, psychosocial factors, insulin, and cardiovascular health

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S. T. McGarvey

8.1 Introduction

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8.2 Concepts and aspects of modernization

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8.2.1 Energetic and socio-economic aspects

245

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8.2.2 Psychosocial aspects

247

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8.3 The role of insulin

250

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8.3.1 Insulin and the sympathetic nervous system

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8.3.2 Insulin, sympathetic nervous system, and energy balance

253

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8.3.3 Insulin and adiposity

254

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8.3.4 Insulin, blood pressure, and lipids

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8.4 Implications for modernizing populations

256

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8.5 Samoan research

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8.5.1 Adiposity and insulin

257

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8.5.2 Insulin and blood pressure

262

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8.5.3 Insulin and lipids

265

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8.5.4 Urinary catecholamines

266

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8.5.5 Psychosocial factors

267

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8.6 Conclusion

273

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8.7 References

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Index

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Hormones, Health and Behaviour: A Socio-ecological and Lifespan Perspective

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