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Nutritional status, growth and physical fitness of modern hunter-gatherer children: revisit on child health from evolutionary perspectives

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25305003
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Section海外学術
Research Field Childhood science (childhood environment science)
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Yamauchi Taro  北海道大学, 保健学研究科, 教授 (70345049)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) KAWAMURA Kyohei  山梨大学, 教育人間科学部, 教授 (60126646)
KAWABE Toshio  高崎経済大学, 地域政策学部, 教授 (80169763)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥10,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Keywords狩猟採集社会 / 子ども / 人類進化 / 栄養摂取 / 身体活動
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Nutritional status, growth and physical fitness were evaluated for children of hunter-gatherers who lived in the African rainforest (Cameroon) and the South Pacific Islands (Papua New Guinea). Overall, the children had good nutritional status. Their daily travel distance increased with age, and inter-individual differences expanded when they grew to adolescents. This tendency was more pronounced in boys than in girls. Surprisingly, the mean daily step counts for the hunter-gatherer children was more than 20,000 steps for both boys and girls, which greatly exceeded the international standard. In other words, hunter-gatherer children walked considerably more than their counterparts living in modern societies. The results of physical fitness tests suggest that the test items widely used in our societies could underestimate the physical fitness of the hunter-gatherer children.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Annual Research Report
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (52 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (35 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 13 results,  Invited: 17 results) Book (6 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ヤウンデ大学(カメルーン)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ダル病院(パプアニューギニア)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ヤウンデ大学/バトゥリ市保健局(カメルーン)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Malnutrition among vaccinated children aged 0-5 years in Batouri, Republic of Cameroon: convenience samples from five health centers and two villages in the health district of Batouri2017

    • Author(s)
      Nagahori C, Kinjo Y, Tchuani JP, Yamauchi T
    • Journal Title

      Journal of General and Family Medicine

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 北海道上川地区に居住する幼児の体型評価および評価方法の検討2017

    • Author(s)
      山内太郎 ・佐藤香苗・菅野未奈子・松村康弘
    • Journal Title

      日本生理人類学会誌

      Volume: 22 Pages: 3-6

    • NAID

      130006189430

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Factors associated with nutritional status in children aged 5-24 months in Cameroon2015

    • Author(s)
      Nagahori C, Tchuani JP, Yamauchi T
    • Journal Title

      Nursing and Health Sciences

      Volume: in press Issue: 2 Pages: 229-235

    • DOI

      10.1111/nhs.12176

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report 2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Flow experience during attentional training improves cognitive functions in patients with traumatic brain injury: An exploratory case study2015

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida K, Sawamura D, Ogawa K, Ikoma K, Asakawa K, Yamauchi T, Sakai S
    • Journal Title

      Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy

      Volume: in press Issue: 2 Pages: 81-87

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.hkjot.2015.01.001

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Nutritional status and physical fitness of Pygmy hunter-gatherers living in the African rainforests2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T , Sato H, Kawamura K
    • Journal Title

      African Study Monographs

      Volume: 47 Suppl. Pages: 25-34

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A controlled foraging trip in a communal forest of southeastern Cameroon2014

    • Author(s)
      Sato H, Hayashi K, Inai H, Yamaguchi R, Kawamura K, Yamauchi T
    • Journal Title

      African Study Monographs

      Volume: 47 Suppl. Pages: 5-24

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Blood pressure of Baka Pygmies living in southeastern Cameroon2014

    • Author(s)
      Kawamura K, Yamauchi T , Hayashi K, Sato H
    • Journal Title

      African Study Monographs

      Volume: 47 Suppl. Pages: 35-44

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The demographic characteristics and nutritional status for a hunter-gatherer society with social transitions in southeastern Cameroon2014

    • Author(s)
      Hagino I, Sato H, Yamauchi T
    • Journal Title

      African Study Monographs

      Volume: 47 Suppl. Pages: 45-57

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Contrasting lifestyles of contemporary hunter-gatherers in African rainforest: village camp vs. forest camp2017

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      Seeking the Human Landscape: Archaeology, Anthropology and Indigenous Studies
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Helsinki
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-02
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] すべての人に健康と福祉を―肥満化・体力低下時代を生きる子どもたち2017

    • Author(s)
      山内太郎
    • Organizer
      日本学術会議北海道地区会議学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Nutritional Adaptation of Modern Hunter-gatherers in African Rainforests2016

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T, Hayashi K, Kawamura K, Sato H
    • Organizer
      Landscapes in the anthropocene, France-Japan joint symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      EHESS, Paris
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The association between breastfeeding practices and children’s growth in suburban area of Northeast China2016

    • Author(s)
      Wang P, Han W, Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      The 31st Japan International Health Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Kurume City Plaza, Fukuoka
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-03
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 肥満化・体力低下時代を生きる子どもたち2016

    • Author(s)
      山内太郎
    • Organizer
      第81回日本民族衛生学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      女子栄養大学 駒込キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Future Sanitation Based on the Insight and Participation of Children: A Collaboration between Schoolchildren in Indonesia and Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T, Ushijima K, Sintawardani N, Funamizu N
    • Organizer
      The 1st International Symposium on Green Technology for Value Chain 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Indonesia Convention Exhibition, BSD
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-03
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Children living in the era of obesity and low physical fitness: inter-generational changes in Japanese children2016

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      Joint conference by the Japan Society for Physiological Anthropology and the Human Biology Association, MHAPR 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Hawaii, Hiro
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Factors associated with stunting among children in Sinazongwe district, Zambia; a case control study2016

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa J, Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      International Society of Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Science- Asia Chapter Conference 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Hokkaido University
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effect of education and exercise intervention among overweight children in Northeast China2016

    • Author(s)
      Hao M, Jia LH, Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      International Society of Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Science- Asia Chapter Conference 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Hokkaido University
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Equity in Health and Health Promotion: An adolescent Deaf-hearing substance abuse peer education project in Lusaka, Zambia2016

    • Author(s)
      Nyambe S, Serpell R, Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      International Society of Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Science- Asia Chapter Conference 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Hokkaido University
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Nutrition: Towards Integrated Policy Design for Food Security2016

    • Author(s)
      Umetsu C, Sakurai T, Yamauchi T, Miyazaki H, Mwale M
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Makuhari Messe
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Children under the age of five in the Eastern Region of the Republic of Cameroon2015

    • Author(s)
      Nagahori C, Tchuani JP, Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      Third International Conference on Global Public Health 2015 (GPH 2015)
    • Place of Presentation
      Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-10
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Health and Happiness of Children in Finland and Japan. Session 2: Population in the Arctic2015

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      Hokkaido University - Finnish Universities Joint Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Hokkaido University, Sapporo
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-10
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Developing a new sanitation program, improving health and QOL: action research by children2015

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      5th Zambia Water Forum and Exhibition (ZAWAFE)
    • Place of Presentation
      Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-02
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Body growth and life history of modern humans and Neanderthals from the perspective of human evolution2015

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      The 12th International Congress of Physiological Anthropology
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall, Chiba
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Cooperative Infant Care among the Baka Hunter-Gatherers2015

    • Author(s)
      Ito S and Yamauchi Y
    • Organizer
      11th Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS11)
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 狩猟採集民を生理と生態の視座から再考する~理想か幻想か~2015

    • Author(s)
      山内太郎
    • Organizer
      日本生理人類学会第72回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学,札幌
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-30
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] アグロ・サニテーションは地域住民の健康と幸福にどう貢献できるか2015

    • Author(s)
      山内太郎
    • Organizer
      日本アフリカ学会第52回学術大会
    • Place of Presentation
      犬山国際観光センター「フロイデ」,犬山
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-23
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ネアンデルタールのライフステージと栄養生態―現代の狩猟採集民のフィールド調査とネアンデルタールのエネルギー適応戦略仮説2015

    • Author(s)
      山内太郎・萩野泉・伊藤早織
    • Organizer
      交替劇プロジェクト第10回研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      高知会館、高知
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-07 – 2015-03-08
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Child undernutrition and associated factors in the republic of Cameroon2015

    • Author(s)
      Nagahori C, Tchuani JP, Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      1st International Conference on Nursing
    • Place of Presentation
      Malang, Indonesia
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-28 – 2015-03-01
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Global health field research: bottom-up approach in developing countries2015

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Modern Health Sciences
    • Place of Presentation
      Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-26
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] ネアンデルタール人の成長・発達と栄養生態2015

    • Author(s)
      山内太郎
    • Organizer
      公開講演会「ネアンデルタール人の絶滅の謎に迫る」
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学、東京
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-07
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Fertility and population dynamics of Baka hunter-gatherers in southeast Cameroon2014

    • Author(s)
      Hagino I, Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans: Testing Evolutionary Models of Learning
    • Place of Presentation
      Date, Hokkaido, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-30 – 2014-12-06
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Evolution of learning capacity and acquired behaviors of modern humans from the perspectives of life history and brain development2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans: Testing Evolutionary Models of Learning
    • Place of Presentation
      Date, Hokkaido, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-30 – 2014-12-06
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] アフリカ熱帯雨林に居住するピグミー系狩猟採集民における乳幼児の健康と育児2014

    • Author(s)
      伊藤早織・山内太郎
    • Organizer
      第29回日本国際保健医療学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-01 – 2014-11-03
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] カメルーン熱帯雨林狩猟採集民Bakaの子どもにおける時間利用と食物獲得2014

    • Author(s)
      萩野泉・山内太郎
    • Organizer
      第29回日本国際保健医療学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-01 – 2014-11-03
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fieldwork in small societies: adaptation of local population to the living environment2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      Special lecture of China Medical University
    • Place of Presentation
      Shenyang, China
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-25
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Growth status and anthropometric characteristics of Baka Pygmies in southeast Cameroon2014

    • Author(s)
      Hagino I, Hayashi K, Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      XIII International Congress of Human Growth and Clinical Auxology
    • Place of Presentation
      Maribor, Slovenia
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-17 – 2014-09-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Assessing the impact of improved sanitation on health and QOL2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      Africa Water Forum 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-12 – 2014-06-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] カメルーン南東部のBakaピグミーにおける出生力と時代変化2014

    • Author(s)
      萩野泉・山内太郎
    • Organizer
      第51回日本アフリカ学会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学、京都
    • Year and Date
      2014-05-23 – 2014-05-25
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The transition of demographic characteristics and nutritional status for hunter-gatherer society in southeast Cameroon2014

    • Author(s)
      Hagino I, K Hayashi, K Kawamura, H Sato and T Yamauchi
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference on Nutrition and Growth
    • Place of Presentation
      Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB), Barcelona, Spain
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Research methods and case studies in Health and Human Ecology2013

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      Lecture exchange and scientific meeting “The role of rehabilitation on improving health and quality of life”
    • Place of Presentation
      Deponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] カメルーン共和国南東部における狩猟採集民Bakaの人口構造と出生力2013

    • Author(s)
      萩野泉・山内太郎
    • Organizer
      第28回国際保健医療学会
    • Place of Presentation
      名桜大学,名護市
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Human ecological fieldwork: methods and case studies2013

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Organizer
      Invited lecture for graduate school students, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe University
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Nutritional status of rural children in sub-Saharan Africa: Secular changes in child growth in Southern Province, Zambia2013

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T, A Mitsunaga, H Kubo, C Umetsu
    • Organizer
      4th Lusaka Resilience Workshop: "Towards Comprehensive Food Security: Bridging Climate Resilience and Disaster Resilience"
    • Place of Presentation
      Golfview Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Body Growth and Life History of Modern Humans and Neanderthals from the Perspective of Human Evolution, In: H Terashima, BS Hewlett (eds.), Social Learning and Innovation in Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers: Evolutionary and Ethnographic Perspective2016

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Total Pages
      318
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] High Motivation and Low Gain: Food Procurement from Rainforest Foraging by Baka Hunter-Gatherer Children. In: H Terashima, BS Hewlett (eds.), Social Learning and Innovation in Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers: Evolutionary and Ethnographic Perspectives2016

    • Author(s)
      Hagino I, Yamauchi T
    • Total Pages
      318
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Body growth and life history of modern humans and Neanderthals from the perspective of human evolution, in Terashima H and Hewlett BS eds., Social Learning and Innovation in Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers2016

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Dynamics of social-ecological systems: the case of farmers' food security in semi-arid Tropics, in Shoko Sakai and Chieko Umetsu eds., Social-Ecological Systems in Transition2014

    • Author(s)
      Chieko Umetsu, Thamana Lekprichakul, Takeshi Sakurai, Taro Yamauchi, Yudai Ishimoto, Hidetoshi Miyazaki
    • Total Pages
      194
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Estimation of the period of childhood and child growth characteristics of Pygmy hunter-gatherers in southeast Cameroon In: T Akazawa, N Ogihara, HC Tanabe, H Terashima (eds.), Dynamics of Learning in Neanderthals and Modern Humans, Vol. 2 Cognitive and Physical Perspectives, pp.99-1032014

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi T and Hagino I
    • Total Pages
      243
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Daily physical activity and time-space using of Pygmy hunter-gatherers' children in southeast Cameroon In: T Akazawa, N Ogihara, HC Tanabe, H Terashima (eds.), Dynamics of Learning in Neanderthals and Modern Humans, Vol. 2 Cognitive and Physical Perspectives, pp.91-982014

    • Author(s)
      Hagino I and Yamauchi T
    • Total Pages
      243
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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