Francisco Gurri

Dr. Francisco Gurri

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Academic Career Length

33Years (1994-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 December 2007 in Human Ecology
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JGJosé Armando Armando Alayón Gamboa
José Armando Armando Alayón Gamboa
FGFrancisco Gurri
Francisco Gurri

1 January 1994 in Annals of Human Biology
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G. Balam
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Francisco Gurri
A total of 432 children under the age of 10 years were measured for height and weight, and the morbidity and mortality indices were studied in six counties of the maize region of the state of Yucatán, Mexico. Undernutrition, because of its relationship to morbidity and mortality, was considered an important selection factor operating between the ages of 6 and 24 months. It was also observed that short stature was an adaptive response to the first years of undernutrition, that allowed children to maintain an adequate body weight under conditions of nutritional stress during the first 10 years of life. Daten zur Körperhöhe und zum Körpergewicht wurden an insgesamt 432 Kindern im Alter von 10 Jahren aus sechs Counties der Maize Region im Staat Yucatan in Mexico erhoben und gemeinsam mit Morbiditäts- und Mortalitätsindices analysiert. Aufgrund ihrer Beziehung zu Morbidität und Mortalität wurde Unterernährung als wichtiger, im Alter zwischen 6 und 24 Monaten wirksamer Selektionsfaktor angesehen. Darüber hinaus konnte beobachtet werden, da§ eine geringe Körperhöhe einen adaptiven Response auf eine Unterernährung in den ersten Jahren darstellt, der es Kindern ermöglicht, unter Ernährungsstreß in den ersten 10 Lebensjahren ein adäquates Körpergewicht aufrecht zu erhalten. Le poids, la stature ainsi que les indices de morbidité et de mortalité de 432 enfants de moins de dix ans, ont été étudiés dans six districts de la région du maïs de l'état de Yucatan au Mexique. A cause de sa relation avec la morbidité et la mortalité, on a considéré que la sous-nutrition était un important facteur de sélection intervenant entre 6 et 24 mois. On a également observé qu'une stature brève était une réponse adaptative aux premières années de sous-nutrition, qui permettait aux enfants de maintenir un poids corporel adéquat pendant les dix prenières années de vie, dans les conditions ambiantes de stress nutritionnel.

27 February 2010 in Regional Environmental Change
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FGFrancisco Gurri
Francisco Gurri

9 August 2007 in American Journal of Human Biology
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JGJosé A. Alayón Gamboa
José A. Alayón Gamboa
FGFrancisco Gurri
Francisco Gurri


9 June 2021 in Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
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Francisco Gurri
WRWilma Ruiz-García
Wilma Ruiz-García
MVMirna Isela Vallejo-Nieto
Mirna Isela Vallejo-Nieto
DMDolores Molina
Dolores Molina
We compared seasonal changes in food availability between Maya subsistence farmers and modern householders who pursue cash earnings in rural Yucatan. Modern households encourage the substitution of vegetable for animal protein that severely affects them during scarcity season, particularly in small towns. Subsistence households have increased their legume intake when food was scarce. Seasonality had the largest effect on fruit availability. Unable to obtain enough protein and micronutrient rich foods when meats, fruits and vegetables become scarce, modern households make up for it by purchasing more fats and sugars, particularly in large towns with many grocery stores.