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View article: Arterial Stiffness in Heart‐Healthy Indigenous Tsimane Forager‐Horticulturalists
Arterial Stiffness in Heart‐Healthy Indigenous Tsimane Forager‐Horticulturalists Open
Background Little is known about arterial stiffness in rural subsistence populations that experience few cardiovascular risk factors. We conducted a cross‐sectional study comparing 3 arterial stiffness metrics among Tsimane forager‐horticu…
View article: Very Low Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation among Bolivian Forager-Farmers
Very Low Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation among Bolivian Forager-Farmers Open
Tsimane and Moseten show the lowest levels of atrial fibrillation ever reported, 1/20 to ~1/6 of rates in high-income countries. These findings provide additional evidence that a subsistence lifestyle with high levels of physical activity,…
View article: Rapidly declining body temperature in a tropical human population
Rapidly declining body temperature in a tropical human population Open
Body temperature in tropical forager-farmers declined as much in the past two decades as among Americans in the past 150 years.
View article: Challenging the Inevitability of Prostate Enlargement: Low Levels of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Among Tsimane Forager-Horticulturalists
Challenging the Inevitability of Prostate Enlargement: Low Levels of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Among Tsimane Forager-Horticulturalists Open
These results have clinical significance for the growing number of men taking testosterone supplementation; even at low levels the additional testosterone exposure could be placing these men at higher risk of BPH. Overall, these data sugge…