Haas J D
Fed Proc. 1981 Sep;40(11):2577-82.
Recent interest in the functional correlates of mild to moderate malnutrition has provided an opportunity for anthropologists to collaborate in research with nutritional scientists. Physical anthropological studies of human adaptability have developed the methodology and theory to examine the importance of general and specific functional areas of individual and population adaptations. This anthropological approach to human adaptability corresponds well with the functional approach to nutritional sciences. Examples are presented from recent physical anthropological research on high-altitude adaptation to demonstrate how this integration of disciplinary methodology can contribute to a better understanding of human nutritional status. The functional areas of child growth and female reproductive performance are examined in relation to the multistress environment of the Peruvian-Bolivian high Andes. Knowledge of how nutritional variation affects the adaptability of high-altitude populations provides a better basis for the identification of protein-energy malnutrition during childhood and iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy.
近期对轻度至中度营养不良功能关联的关注，为人类学家与营养科学家合作开展研究提供了契机。人类适应性的体质人类学研究已形成方法和理论，以检验个体及群体适应的一般和特定功能领域的重要性。这种关于人类适应性的人类学方法与营养科学的功能方法十分契合。文中列举了近期关于高海拔适应的体质人类学研究实例，以说明学科方法的整合如何有助于更好地理解人类营养状况。结合秘鲁 - 玻利维亚安第斯山脉高海拔地区的多重压力环境，对儿童生长和女性生殖表现的功能领域进行了研究。了解营养差异如何影响高海拔人群的适应性，为识别儿童期蛋白质 - 能量营养不良和孕期缺铁性贫血提供了更好的依据。
