Posts Tagged ‘Bolivia’
Why is heart disease rare for Amazon’s Tsimane?
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Physical activity alone—or lack thereof—does not relate to obesity or body fat among the Tsimane, an indigenous population in the lowlands of Bolivia’s Amazon basin. Continue…
Friday, February 1, 2013 14:43 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Oct 12, 2012 10:18 - 3 Comments
For Tsimane, birth control access may not cut fertility
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — For an indigenous group who live in the lowlands of Bolivia’s Amazon basin, access to contraception and education doesn’t necessarily lead to lower fertility, a new study suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 2, 2012 11:34 - 2 Comments
100 years of rain recorded in Amazon tree rings
U. LEEDS (US) — Researchers have used tree rings from eight cedars in Bolivia to determine how much it has rained over the Amazon basin during the past century. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 12, 2012 10:26 - 0 Comments
Amazon women’s breast milk rich in omega-3s
UC SANTA BARBARA (US)— Economically impoverished women from an indigenous group in Bolivia have significantly higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their breast milk as compared to women in the U.S. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 13:10 - 0 Comments
Some chilies trade heat for hardiness
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Wild chilies that grow in wet regions turn up the heat as a defense mechanism against a fungus that if left alone could destroy their seeds. (more…)
