Growth and Public Health Concerns

Sylvia Kirchengast, Michael Hermanussen, Christiane Scheffler, Janina Tutkuviene, Dominik Hagmann, Elena Godina, Slawomir Koziel

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Abstract

Seventeenscientistsmetforthisyear’sconferenceonAuxologyheld
atKrobielowicecastle,Poland,todiscussgrowthandpublichealth
concerns. The regulation of growth is complex. Besides metabolic
and endocrine components including hypothalamic releasing hor-
mones, growth hormone, and multiple downstream effectors, the
regulation comprises the full spectrum of upstream influencers
coming from the psychosocial, economic, and emotional environ-
ment including signaling dominance, competence, prestige, or
subordination and indulgence, all of this being sensitive to urban
or rural lifestyle, the political climate, and with marked plasticity
throughout history. New statistical techniques (St. Nicolas House
Analysis) are presented for analyzing anthropometric variables for
publichealthconcerns.Theimpactof spatialdifferencesondevel-
opmentaltempo,growthinheight,andtheprevalenceofchildhood
obesity are discussed as well as the impact of social mobility on
obesity,andthebenefitsof thebiopsychosocialstatuswhengetting
alongwithsocio-economicdisastersandtheCOVID-19pandemic.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-11
Number of pages11
JournalHuman Biology and Public Health
Volume1
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 106018 Human biology

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