My profile on Google Scholar Citations

This is my public profile on Google Scholar Citations. That's so great! Everybody who publishes should have a public profile here!http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ensEeGwAAAAJ

Ines has a new book chapter published

Just got a new book chapter published...

Varela-Silva MI, Bogin B (2012). Leg Length and Anthropometric Applications: Effects on Health and Disease. In V.R. Preedy (ed.), Handbook of Anthropometry: Physical Measures of Human Form in Health and Disease, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-1788-1_43,© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 (Chapter 43, pp 769-783).



New paper published

Our research group just had another paper published.
"The Nutritional Dual-Burden in Developing Countries. How is it assessed and what are the health implications? Collegium Antropologicum. Check it out!

http://www.collantropol.hr/_doc/Coll.%20Antropol.%2036%20(2012)%201:%2039%E2%80%9345.pdf

Photo competition - part 2

I just found out I had another photo "commended" on the conference last Monday.
Here it is:



(c) copyright Ines Varela-Silva (2012), Loughborough University

 Title: Stature as a measure of social inequalities

Author: Inês Varela-Silva
Location: Colonia San Jose Tecoh, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Description: Reflected in the patterns of growth of human populations are ‘the material and moral conditions of a society’ (Prof. James Tanner, 1986).

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I am the one in the photo (on the right). My stature is ONLY 159cm. I am not tall at all...but look how taller I am in comparison with this Maya grandmother.

Photo Competition Award




(c) Copyright Ines Varela-Silva, 2012, Loughborough University

I was awarded yesterday (6 March 2012) the Second Prize Picture at the Loughborough University Research Conference (Photo Competition). This was the photo:

Title: Nutrition transition

Location
Celestun, Yucatan, Mexico

Description
The switch from traditional diets (high-fibre, low-fat, and low-calorie foods) to globalized diets (low-fibre, high-fat, high-calorie foods) is happening throughout the developing world.
The Maya are not an exception. Our research shows that, even in small communities like Celestun, fast food chains and nutritionally poor beverages are changing the dietary patterns of the populations and partially contributing for the increase in the obesity epidemic.

Research supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation. International Collaborative Research Grants (#ICRG-93).

Great work is being done by the Foundation "Save the Children". See the video and consider donating...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmV8OIfxt3I

Society for Latin American Studies Conference 2012

Ines Varela-Silva and Barry Bogin will be presenting their research with the Maya at the Society for Latin American Studies Conference 2012 (18-20 April, 2012 in Sheffield).
Check details of registration and programme here

Human experiments: Guatemala, 1940s

In the 1940s, US doctors deliberately infected thousands of Guatemalans with venereal diseases. The wound is still raw. (By Matthew Walter)

http://www.nature.com/news/human-experiments-first-do-harm-1.9980

Research humour



Research is an amazing phenomenon! Happy Valentine to all of you!



Trader Joe's signs Fair Food Agreement. Some Maya will benefit

  But a lot more needs to be done!

		Trader Joe's Relents To Pressure, Signs Fair Food Agreement
	Trader Joe's relented this week and signed a Fair Food Agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a community-based organization of mainly Latino, Mayan...

Working with Latino families

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/pdfs/fcs-521-01-web-1.pdf

New blog with jobs and conferences information

I just created a new blog, linked with this one, in which I will be posting job adverts, conferences, studenships and anything I think it is relevant for our kind of research. Feel free to spread the word and check it out...http://jobsbemicelu.blogspot.com

Grant proposal submitted to the British Academy

Just submitted a grant proposal to the British Academy.
Title: Migration, nutrition and health among the Maya in Yucatan".
Fingers crossed now!

Human Evolution Timeline Interactive | The Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program

Let's put things in perspective. This is a great teaching tool, as well

Human Evolution Timeline Interactive The Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program

Huffington Post: Stop Ruining Your Guacamole: Recipe Dos and Don'ts

  When not in Mexico you better know how to do a really good guacamole 

		Stop Ruining Your Guacamole: Recipe Dos and Don'ts
	Not surprisingly guacamole has become a favorite dip in America, especially around game time. It's rich, creamy, fresh, tangy and so flavorful -- it always...

A music video about Evolution

RDFRS(US) (@rdfrs) 1/18/12 2:59 PM Symphony of Science - The Greatest Show on Earth! A music video about Evolution - YouTube - melodysheep - bit.ly/yXXSef

New paper in Press

We have a new paper coming out:

 

Varela-Silva MI, Dickinson F, Wilson H, Azcorra H, Griffiths PL, Bogin B. (2012). The Nutritional Dual-Burden in Developing Countries. How is it Assessed and what Are the Health Implications? Collegium Antropologicum, in press

Short course: Prevention Strategies for non-communicable diseases

Applications are now open for a new accredited short course: Prevention Strategies for NCDs. publichealth.ox.ac.uk/bhfhprg/events…

The ancient Maya smoked: Science News

science (@science) 1/11/12 5:15 AM Researchers say they have found first physical evidence of tobacco use by the Ancient Mayans bit.ly/x0rR5X

It's Not The End Of The World

We will be conducting research in the Yucatan, with the Maya families, for many years to come. The world is not going to end on 21 December 2012. Trust Charlie on this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hzF3vkmY28&feature=youtube_gdata_player

If not totally convinced ( and I don't see why you wouldn't be at this point!!)... NASA may help you as well...
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html