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dc.contributor.authorCarson, Scott A.en
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-06-
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-20T10:37:49Z-
dc.date.available2012-08-20T10:37:49Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/61045-
dc.description.abstractMuch has been written about 19th century African American and white statures and body mass index values. However, little is known about their physical activity and calories required to sustain height and weight. This paper considers two alternative measures for biological conditions that address physical activity and available calories: basal metabolic rate and energy accounting. African-Americans had greater BMRs and required more calories per day than whites. Farmers and unskilled workers were in better physical condition and required more calories per day than workers in white-collar and skilled occupations. Nineteenth century BMRs and calories were greater in rural locations where greater physical activity was required and more calories were available.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x3890en
dc.subject.jelQ10en
dc.subject.jelQ19en
dc.subject.jelN11en
dc.subject.jelN51en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordnutritionen
dc.subject.keywordenergy accountingen
dc.subject.keywordBasal Metabolic Rateen
dc.subject.keywordUS economic developmenten
dc.subject.stwBiologische Datenen
dc.subject.stwKörpergewichten
dc.subject.stwArbeiterklasseen
dc.subject.stwErnährungsverhaltenen
dc.subject.stwFarbige Bevölkerungen
dc.subject.stwWeißeen
dc.subject.stwUSAen
dc.titleNineteenth century US black and white physical activity and nutritional trends among the working class-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn720723302en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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