Effects of Evolution, Ecology, and Economy on Human Diet: Insights from Hunter-Gatherers and Other Small-Scale Societies

Climate will be associated with the percentage of animal foods in the diet.

Latitude was used as a measure for climate.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Linear regression	Supported	p<0.001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Latitude	Independent	Location
Percent Diet from Animals	Dependent	Diet

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Whiting, Marjorie Grant	1958	Adults will be healthier in societies with a high calorie diet than societies with a low calorie diet (235).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Pontzer, Herman	2021	Climate and subsistence type will be associated with the percentage of animal foods in the diet.	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hewlett, Barry S.	1991	Male biased sex ratios will exist in societies where males contribute more calories to the diet than females (23).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Parman, Susan	2002	Populations that eat more plants than animals will place a higher cultural value on salt (127, 134).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Parman, Susan	2002	Populations that eat more plants than animals are more likely to use salt as a condiment (127, 134).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author