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Le régime alimentaire et la santé ŏCXGPKT FGU ÃEQU[UVÂOGU HQTGU- OCVKQPTCRKFGFGNŏWVKNKUCVKQPFGUVGTTGU
sont des indicateurs sensibles des VKGTUGUVKPUÃRCTCDNGFGEGNWKFGU FCPUNGUTÃIKQPUHQTGUVKÂTGU
réactions humaines d’adaptation RQRWNCVKQPUSWKXKXGPVFCPUEGU .GU EJCPIGOGPVU FG TÃIKOG CNKOGP-
au changement. HQTÄVU&GEGHCKVKNKORQTVGFGTGEGPUGT VCKTGGVNŏGZRQUKVKQP´FGPQWXGNNGUOCNC-
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UWTNCUCPVÃFGUHQTÄVUEQOOGFGUÄVTGU EQÖVU ÃEQNQIKSWGU GV EWNVWTGNU SWG NGU
JWOCKPU/CNJGWTGWUGOGPVNCTGEJGT- CPEKGPUEJCUUGWTUEWGKNNGWTUUWRRQTVGPV
EJGEQPUCETÃGCWZEQPUÃSWGPEGUFGNC RQWT QDVGPKT NGWT RCTV FG OQFGTPKVÃ
RGTVGFGDKQFKXGTUKVÃUWTNCUCPVÃJWOCKPG %GUKPFKECVGWTUOGVVGPVGPÃXKFGPEGFGU
UŏGUVNQPIVGORURGPEJÃGUWTNGUU[UVÂOGU RTQDNÂOGU UQEKQRQNKVKSWGU ÃRKPGWZ SWK
ÃEQNQIKSWGU GV OQPFKCWZ GV RGTUKUVG ´ CRRGNNGPV FGU KPVGTXGPVKQPU EQPEGTVÃGU
PÃINKIGT NGU HCEVGWTU UQEKQNQIKSWGU GV GVWTIGPVGURQWXCPVUCVKUHCKTGCWZKPVÃ-
RU[EJQNQIKSWGU.GUURÃEKCNKUVGUFGNŏGP- TÄVU VCPV FW FÃXGNQRRGOGPV SWG FG NC
XKTQPPGOGPVNGUÃEQNQIKUVGUNGUCPVJTQ- EQPUGTXCVKQP.GUPQWXGCWZEJCUUGWTU
RQNQIWGUGVNGUUEKGPVKHKSWGUOÃFKECWZ EWGKNNGWTUHQWTPKUUGPVFGUKPFKECVKQPUUWT
FGXTQPVUŏCUUGQKTCWVQWTFGNCOÄOGVCDNG NCOCPKÂTGFQPVXKXCKGPVNGUÄVTGUJWOCKPU
RQWTGZCOKPGTNGUOGPCEGUSWKEQORTQ- NQTUSWGNGWTUOQFGUFGXKGGVNGWTFQVC-
OGVVGPVUKOWNVCPÃOGPVNCUCPVÃFGUIGPU VKQPIÃPÃVKSWGÃVCKGPVRNWUEQORCVKDNGU
GV NC FWTCDKNKVÃ FG NGWTU ÃEQU[UVÂOGU .ŏGZRÃTKGPEG EWOWNÃG FGU UQEKÃVÃU FG
.GU COÃPCIKUVGU GV NGU FÃEKFGWTU QPV EJCUUGWTUEWGKNNGWTURGWVUGTXKTFGOQFÂNG
DGUQKPFGUQNWVKQPUSWKCUUQEKGPVNCIGU- CWZGHHQTVUCEVWGNUXKUCPV´RTQOQWXQKTNC
VKQPFGNŏÃEQU[UVÂOGCWZKPVGTXGPVKQPU UCPVÃGVRTÃXGPKTNCOCNCFKGOÄOGFCPU
FCPUNGUGEVGWTUCPKVCKTGCHKPFŏCOÃNKQTGT NGURC[UKPFWUVTKCNKUÃUFWOQPFG
la santé et le bien-être humains, tout .G RTÃUGPV CTVKENG GZCOKPG NGU EJCP-
GPOCKPVGPCPVWPÃEQU[UVÂOGUCKP.C IGOGPVUFGTÃIKOGCNKOGPVCKTGGVFŏÃVCV
UKVWCVKQPFTCOCVKSWGFGUTCTGUITQWRGU FG UCPVÃ SWK UG RTQFWKUGPV NQTUSWG NGU
FG EJCUUGWTUEWGKNNGWTU TGUVCPVU SWK habitants nomades de la forêt se sédenta-
TGRQUGPVGPEQTGFCPUWPGNCTIGOGUWTG TKUGPV.GUGZGORNGUUQPVVKTÃUFGITQWRGU
UWT NGU TGUUQWTEGU HQTGUVKÂTGU OQPVTG FGR[IOÃGUCHTKECKPUEQOOGNGU-QNC
ENCKTGOGPVNGUTGVQODÃGUFŏWPGVTCPUHQT- NGU /GFLCP GV NGU $CMC FW %COGTQWP
Un nouveau mode
de vie: une équipe
de pygmées
Kola employés
FCPUNGRTQLGVFG
construction de
l’oléoduc Tchad-
Cameroun, qui
traverse leur forêt
dans la zone côtière
du Cameroun
méridional
FGTGEJGTEJGRQWTNGFÃXGNQRRGOGPV
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14561/'FOQPF&QWPKCUGUVÃICNGOGPV
CHHGEVÃCW%GPVTGRQWTNCTGEJGTEJGHQTGUVKÂTG
KPVGTPCVKQPCNG
%+(14$QIQT+PFQPÃUKG
E. DOUNIAS
UNE BIODIVERSITÉ ÉLEVÉE
SIGNIFIE AUSSI UNE ABONDANCE L’élimination des poux est
D’AGENTS PATHOGÈNES Néanmoins, la sédentarisation des une pratique sociale répandue
chez les pygmées Baka du
.GPQODTGFŏGURÂEGUXÃIÃVCNGUGVCPKOC- RQRWNCVKQPU PQOCFGU GPEQWTCIÃG RCT Cameroun méridional, qui quittent
NGUFKOKPWGCXGENCFKUVCPEGRCTTCRRQTV FGUHCEVGWTUÃEQPQOKSWGUÃEQNQIKSWGU temporairement leurs villages
´NŏÃSWCVGWT%GOQFÂNGCÃICNGOGPVÃVÃ GV RQNKVKSWGU EQORTQOGV NGWT ÃVCV FG permanents pour des campements
saisonniers dans la forêt; l’excès de
FQEWOGPVÃTÃEGOOGPVRQWTNGUGURÂEGU UCPVÃECTGNNGGZGTEGWPGÃPQTOGRTGU- parasites dans un campement incite
RCTCUKVGU GV KPHGEVKGWUGU .GU HCEVGWTU UKQPUWTNGWTGPXKTQPPGOGPVPCVWTGNGV souvent les habitants à se
ENKOCVKSWGU UŏCXÂTGPV FŏWPG GZVTÄOG NGWTU U[UVÂOGU EWNVWTGNU 7PG HQKU SWG déplacer ailleurs
KORQTVCPEG RQWT GZRNKSWGT NG NKGP GPVTG EGU ITQWRGU UG UÃFGPVCTKUGPV GV XKXGPV
NCNCVKVWFGGVNŏCDQPFCPEGFŏCIGPVURCVJQ- CW UGKP FG RQRWNCVKQPU RNWU PQODTGW- GVFŏQTKIKPGCNKOGPVCKTGGV´NCRQNNWVKQP
IÂPGU JWOCKPU
)WGTPKGT *QEJDGTI GV UGUUŏÃVCDNKVWPTÃUGTXQKTHCXQTKUCPVNC HÃECNG ÃVCKV TÃFWKVG 2NWU SWG NC TCTGVÃ
)WÃICP.ŏÃVTQKVGEQTTÃNCVKQPGPVTG RTQNKHÃTCVKQPGVNGOCKPVKGPFŏWPGCDQP- FGUCNKOGPVUNŏGZEÂUFGRCTCUKVGU
RWEGU
NCFKXGTUKVÃFGUOCNCFKGURCTCUKVCKTGUGV FCPVG EJCTIG RCVJQIÂPG 'P QWVTG NGU RQWZGVVKSWGUFCPUNGECORGOGPVHQWT-
KPHGEVKGWUGU GV NC TÃRCTVKVKQP FGU HQTÄVU EJCPIGOGPVU GPXKTQPPGOGPVCWZ SWK PKUUCKVWPGHQTVGKPEKVCVKQP´UGFÃRNCEGT
VTQRKECNGUJWOKFGUCCNKOGPVÃNCETQ[CPEG UWTXKGPPGPVFCPUNŏWVKNKUCVKQPNQECNGFGU CKNNGWTU.COQTVFŏWPOGODTGFGNCEQO-
RGTUKUVCPVGSWGNGUHQTÄVUUQPVFGUGPXK- VGTTGUCRTÂUNŏKPUVCNNCVKQPFGUPQOCFGU OWPCWVÃGPEQWTCIGCKVCWUUKNGUJCDKVCPVU´
TQPPGOGPVUKPJQURKVCNKGTURQWTNŏJQOOG RGWXGPVUŏCNNKGTCWZCNVÃTCVKQPUFWENKOCV UGFKXKUGTGV´UŏKPUVCNNGTFCPUFGPQWXGNNGU
%GVVGRGTEGRVKQPQOGVVQWVGHQKUFGVGPKT OQPFKCNRQWTDQWNGXGTUGTNŏÃEQU[UVÂOG CIINQOÃTCVKQPUTÃFWKUCPVGPOÄOGVGORU
EQORVGFGUPQODTGWZUGTXKEGURTQEWTÃU PCVWTGNRTQFWKUCPVFGPQWXGCWZJCDKVCVU NG TKUSWG SWŏWP HCEVGWT NÃVCN EQPVCOKPG
RCTNGUÃEQU[UVÂOGUPCVWTGNURQWTEQPVTÏNGT HCXQTCDNGU´FGUXGEVGWTUGVECWUCPVWP NGUCWVTGUOGODTGUFWITQWRG
NŏCRRCTKVKQPGVNCRTQRCICVKQPFGOCNCFKGU TKUSWG CEETW FG VTCPUOKUUKQP FŏKPHGE- .CITCPFGOQDKNKVÃÃVCKVHCXQTKUÃGRCT
KPHGEVKGWUGU.CHQPEVKQPFGRTQVGEVKQPFG VKQPUXKTCNGUGVRCTCUKVCKTGUCWZJWOCKPU NC NÃIÂTGVÃ FGU HCTFGCWZ GV NG PQODTG
NCDKQFKXGTUKVÃRCTGZGORNGEQORTGPFNG (Patz et al. NKOKVÃFŏGPHCPVUUWTXKXCPVU.GUITQWRGU
OCKPVKGP FG NŏÃSWKNKDTG GPVTG NGU RTÃFC- OKITCKGPVNGNQPIFGRKUVGUVGTTKVQTKCNGU
VGWTUGVNGWTURTQKGUGVGPVTGXGEVGWTUGV LES ANCIENS CHASSEURS- ÃVGPFWGU GV NKPÃCKTGU .GU OKITCVKQPU
RCTCUKVGUEJG\NGUXÃIÃVCWZNGUCPKOCWZ CUEILLEURS ONT PERDU LES TÃIWNKÂTGU NG NQPI FG EGU RKUVGU PQP
GVNGUJWOCKPU
%JKXKCP AVANTAGES ÉCOLOGIQUES DU UGWNGOGPVTÃFWKUCKGPVNGUQDUVCENGU´NC
&CPU NG OQPFG FÃXGNQRRÃ NŏKOCIG NOMADISME TÃEQNVGFŏCNKOGPVUŌECTNGUEJCUUGWTU
FWDQPUCWXCIGFG4QWUUGCWXKXCPVGP .GPQOCFKUOGGVNGOCKPVKGPFGRGVKVGU EWGKNNGWTU RQUUÃFCKGPV GV IÃTCKGPV NGU
JCTOQPKGCXGEUQPGPXKTQPPGOGPVCRGT- EQOOWPCWVÃUQPVTGRTÃUGPVÃWPGTÃCEVKQP TGUUQWTEGU HQTGUVKÂTGU ´ NŏKPVÃTKGWT FG
UKUVÃCWNQPIFGUUKÂENGUOCKUNŏGZEÂUFG FŏCFCRVCVKQPGHſECEG´NCFKXGTUKVÃÃNGXÃG EGU VGTTKVQKTGU NKPÃCKTGU KPHNWGPÁCPV
TQOCPVKUOGCTGPHQTEÃPÃICVKXGOGPVNC FGUOCNCFKGURCTCUKVCKTGUGVKPHGEVKGWUGU NGWTTÃRCTVKVKQPURCVKCNGGVNGWTFGPUKVÃ
EQPXKEVKQPEJG\FGPQODTGWZCOÃPCIKU- #WVTGHQKUNGUEJCUUGWTUEWGKNNGWTUPQOC-
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VGUGVÃEQNQIKUVGUUGNQPNCSWGNNGNCHQTÄVU FGUXKXCKGPVFCPUFGRGVKVUITQWRGOGPVU FG DQPPGU EQPFKVKQPU RJ[UKSWGU CÃTQ-
GUVKPUCNWDTGRQWTNŏJQOOG.GUHQPE- FKUUÃOKPÃUUWTFGXCUVGUVGTTGUHQTGUVKÂ- DKGU HCXQTKUCPV WPG HCKDNG VGPGWT GP
VKQPPCKTGUIQWXGTPGOGPVCWZRQWTTCKGPV TGU HCKDNGOGPV RGWRNÃGU
PQTOCNGOGPV OCVKÂTGUITCUUGUEQTRQTGNNGUWPGDCUUG
GZRNQKVGTEGVVGEQPXKEVKQPRQWTLWUVKHKGT OQKPUFŏWPJCDKVCPVRCTMKNQOÂVTGECTTÃ VGPUKQPCTVÃTKGNNGFGUPKXGCWZNKOKVÃUFG
NGWTUFÃEKUKQPUFŏGZRWNUGTNGUJCDKVCPVU )T¸EG CW ECTCEVÂTG VTCPUKVQKTG FG NGWTU EJQNGUVÃTQNGVWPGRTÃXGPVKQPEQPVTGNG
FGUHQTÄVUFGNGWTOKNKGWRTÃVGPFWOGPV KPUVCNNCVKQPUNŏGZRQUKVKQPCWZOCNCFKGU ECPEGTGVNGUEQORNKECVKQPUECTFKQXCU-
RQWTNGWTRTQRTGDKGP VTCPUOKUUKDNGUCWZRCTCUKVGUCÃTQIÂPGU EWNCKTGU
'CVQPGV'CVQP
80–90 80–90
70–80 70–80
60–70 60–70
50–60 50–60
40–50 40–50
30–40 30–40
20–30 20–30
10–20 10–20
0–10 0–10
-500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 -500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500
85–90
80–84
75–79 Femmes Hommes
70–74
65–69
60–64
55–59
50–54 Les bases larges des deux diagrammes du haut indiquent
45–49 un taux de naissance élevé qui contrebalance la haute
40–44
mortalité infantile. En revanche, la base plus étroite de la
35–39
30–34 pyramide des âges des Tubu Punan périurbains exprime un
25–29 taux de naissance plus faible, qui dérive d’une baisse de la
20–24
mortalité infantile due à un meilleur accès aux soins de santé.
15–19
10–14
5– 9
0–4
-80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80
TABLEAU 1. Comparaison de la charge parasite entre divers groupes d’anciens chasseurs-cueilleurs forestiers
actuellement sédentarisés (pourcentage de la population infestée)
Chasseurs-cueilleurs Pays Ankylostomes Trichures Ascaris Amibes
sédentaires (Ankylostoma (Trichuris (Ascaris spp.)
spp. et Necator spp.) Pathogènes Non-
spp.) pathogènes
Groupes d’Asie du Sud-Est
Tubu Punan Indonésie 35 9 60 5 6
Semang Malaisie 93 56 12 9 30
Temiar Malaisie 78 23 2 3 18
Jahut Malaisie 52 29 20 8 28
Semai Malaisie 74 12 13 10 39
Jakun Malaisie 64 62 65 3 31
Semelai Malaisie 70 72 71 6 17
Temuan Malaisie 79 91 59 12 37
Pygmées africains
Mbuti République 85 70 57 36 –
démocratique du Congo
Aka République 71 – – – –
centrafricaine
Kola Cameroun – 85 51 – –
Medjan Cameroun – 83 90 – –
Amérindiens
Yanomami Brésil 59 80 86 49 85
Ticuna Colombie 83 77 76 69 55
Palikur Guyane française 90 19 76 31 16
Campa Pérou 45 20 28 21 37
Xingu Brésil 81 – 18 61 87
E. DOUNIAS
GV ITKRRG RCT GZGORNG GUV NKÃG ´ FGU VKQP CEVWGNNGOGPV RCTOK NGU CPEKGPU SWKUWKXGPVIÃPÃTCNGOGPVNCETQKUUCPEG
EQPEGPVTCVKQPUFGPUGUFŏÃVCDNKUUGOGPVU EJCUUGWTUEWGKNNGWTUNCVWDGTEWNQUGGUV ÃEQPQOKSWGFCPUNGUHQTÄVUVTQRKECNGU
JWOCKPU&CPUFGRGVKVUITQWRGUKUQNÃU EGNNGSWKEQPVTKDWGNGRNWU´NCOQTVCNKVÃ GPVTCÉPGPV FCPU NGWT UKNNCIG FGU EJCP-
FGRGTUQPPGUEGUCIGPVURCVJQIÂPGUPG humaine (Barrett et al. IGOGPVU FW TÃIKOG CNKOGPVCKTG GV FG
RGWXGPV FWTGT NQPIVGORU KNU RCUUGPV .CHCKDNGFGPUKVÃFÃOQITCRJKSWGGVNC NŏÃVCVPWVTKVKQPPGNFGNCRQRWNCVKQP.G
TCRKFGOGPV´VTCXGTUNGITQWRGGVEJCSWG FKURGTUKQP FGU ÃVCDNKUUGOGPVU NKÃU ´ NC RCUUCIG ´ WP OQFG FG XKG UÃFGPVCKTG
RGTUQPPGGUVKPHGEVÃGNGUUWLGVURÃTKUUGPV XKG PQOCFG RTQVÃIGCKGPV GHHKECEGOGPV KPHNWGPEG NC FKURQPKDKNKVÃ GV NC FKUVTK-
QW RTQFWKUGPV WPG KOOWPKVÃ FWTCDNG NGUJCDKVCPVUEQPVTGNGUOCNCFKGU´VTCPU- bution des aliments, et notamment la
GV NŏCIGPV RCVJQIÂPG OGWTV FÂU SWŏKN OKUUKQPXGEVQTKGNNGECTNGUJÏVGUJWOCKPU UCPVÃGVNŏÃVCVPWVTKVKQPPGNFGUGPHCPVU
Pŏ[ C RNWU RGTUQPPG ´ KPHGEVGT /CKU RQVGPVKGNUÃVCKGPVENCKTUGOÃUFCPUNŏGPXK- .GU 2WPCP RÃTKWTDCKPU UÃFGPVCTKUÃU GV
NQTUSWGNGUJWOCKPUUGTÃWPKUUGPVRQWT TQPPGOGPVGVFQPEOQKPUXKUKDNGURQWT NGUR[IOÃGU-QNCGV$CMCUÃFGPVCKTGU
HQTOGTWPGITCPFGRQRWNCVKQPEQPEGP- NGUXGEVGWTU.GU2WPCPGVNGUR[IOÃGU RCTGZGORNGVGPFGPV´KPIÃTGTWPGZEÂU
VTÃGEGUOCNCFKGUQPVWPGOCUUGETKVKSWG PQOCFGUÃVCKGPVGZGORVUFWRCNWFKUOG FŏCNKOGPVU´HQTVGFGPUKVÃÃPGTIÃVKSWGSWK
FŏJCDKVCPVUUWHHKUCPVGRQWTRGTOGVVTGNC RWKUSWŏKNUUGFÃRNCÁCKGPVEQPUVCOOGPV UQPVTKEJGUGPOCVKÂTGUITCUUGUGVUWETGU
RTQRCICVKQP .ŏCIGPV RCVJQIÂPG RGWV JQTU FW TC[QP FG XQN FGU OQWUVKSWGU NKDTGU OCKU RCWXTGU GP INWEKFGU .GU
RGTUKUVGTOÄOGCRTÂUWPGÃRKFÃOKGECT CXCPVSWGNGURCTCUKVGUTGURQPUCDNGUFGNC ÃVWFGUÃRKFÃOKQNQIKSWGUQPVOQPVTÃWP
NGUPCKUUCPEGUGVNŏKOOKITCVKQPHQWTPKU- maladie (PlasmodiumURRPGRWKUUGPV NKGPGPVTGWPVGNTÃIKOGCNKOGPVCKTGGVNGU
UGPVEQPVKPWGNNGOGPVCUUG\FGPQWXGCWZ UGTGRTQFWKTG TKUSWGUFGOCNCFKGUFÃIÃPÃTCVKXGUEJTQ-
JÏVGU+NRGWVRTQURÃTGTKPFÃHKPKOGPVGV .GUCNVÃTCVKQPUFWRC[UCIGGVNGUEJCP- PKSWGUFGNŏ¸IGCFWNVGOQ[GPGVCXCPEÃ
WPGPQWXGNNGÃRKFÃOKGRGWVUŏGPUWKXTG IGOGPVUSWKCEEQORCIPGPVNCTÃKPUVCN- PQVCOOGPVNGUOCNCFKGUECTFKQXCUEWNCK-
NQTUSWG NG PQODTG FG PQWXGCWZ JÏVGU NCVKQPFGUUQEKÃVÃUPQOCFGUEQOOGNC TGUGVEGTVCKPUV[RGUFGECPEGT&ŏCWVTGU
UŏGUVUWHHKUCOOGPVCEETW#W-CNKOCP- EQPUVTWEVKQP FG TQWVGU NŏGZVTCEVKQP FG VTQWDNGUPWVTKVKQPPGNUEQOOGNŏCPÃOKG
VCPNCXCTKQNGCECWUÃFGUTCXCIGURCTOK DQKUNŏGZRNQKVCVKQPOKPKÂTGGVNGURNCP- NŏQDÃUKVÃ NŏJ[RGTVGPUKQP NGU PKXGCWZ
NGUCITKEWNVGWTU&C[CMOCKUNGUPQOCFGU VCVKQPUCITQKPFWUVTKGNNGUGPVTCÉPGPVFGU ÃNGXÃUFGEJQNGUVÃTQNGVNGFKCDÂVGCRRC-
2WPCPQPVÃVÃTCTGOGPVCVVGKPVUECTKNU ƀCODÃGUFGRCNWFKUOG.GUVTCXCKNNGWTU TCKUUGPVCWUUKEJG\EGUCPEKGPUEJCUUGWTU
RTCVKSWCKGPVNGVTQEUKNGPEKGWZRQWTÃXKVGT VGORQTCKTGUFCPUNGU\QPGUQÔNCOCNCFKG EWGKNNGWTU.GWTUDQPPGUEQPFKVKQPURJ[-
NG EQPVCEV RJ[UKSWG FKTGEV RGPFCPV NGU GUVGPFÃOKSWGGVVTÂUTÃRCPFWG
EJCPVKGTU UKSWGUNÃIGPFCKTGUUQPVEQORTQOKUGUGV
ÃRKFÃOKGUKNUQPVFÃNKOKVÃWPG\QPGQÔ FŏGZRNQKVCVKQPXKNNCIGUCITQKPFWUVTKGNU ´NŏJGWTGCEVWGNNGKPHÃTKGWTGU´EGNNGUFG
NGU EQOOGTÁCPVU GZVÃTKGWTU RQWXCKGPV HCXQTKUGPV RCTHQKU NG TGVQWT FG HQTOGU NGWTUXQKUKPUCITKEWNVGWTU
FÃRQUGTNGWTUOCTEJCPFKUGUGVCRTÂUNGWT CKIWÅU FG Plasmodium URR CRVGU ´ .ŏKPFKEGFGOCUUGEQTRQTGNNGŌWPGGUVK-
FÃRCTVKNUTGVKTCKGPVNGUDKGPUGVNCKUUCKGPV FÃENGPEJGTWPGÃRKFÃOKG%ŏGUVEGSWKGUV OCVKQPFGURQWTEGPVCIGUTGNCVKHUFGOCVKÂ-
CW OÄOG GPFTQKV NGWT RCKGOGPV UQWU CTTKXÃGPFCPUFGWZXKNNCIGURWPCP TGUITCUUGUGVFGOCUUGOWUEWNCKTGFCPU
HQTOG FG RTQFWKVU HQTGUVKGTU
-PCRGP TGEWNÃUFWDCUUKPXGTUCPVVWDWNQTUSWG NGEQTRUJWOCKPDCUÃGUWTWPGÃSWCVKQP
#WLQWTFŏJWK VQWVGHQKU KN PŏGUV NGUVTCXCKNNGWTUTGXGPCPVFG/CNCKUKGQPV TGNKCPVNGRQKFUGVNCJCWVGWTŌGUVNCTIG-
RNWURQUUKDNGFGTGEQWTKTCWVTQEUKNGP- TCOGPÃWPGHQTOGITCXGFGRCNWFKUOG OGPVWVKNKUÃRQWTÃXCNWGTNŏÃVCVPWVTKVKQP-
EKGWZGPIWKUGFGRTQVGEVKQPQWFGVQWV SWKCECWUÃNCOQTVFGGPHCPVU
NCOQKVKÃ PGNFŏWPGRQRWNCVKQPFQPPÃG.GUKPFKEGU
UKORNGOGPV VTQWXGT TGHWIG FCPU WPG FGNCRQRWNCVKQPCWFGUUQWUFGCPUGP RQWTNGUEJCUUGWTUEWGKNNGWTUUÃFGPVCK-
\QPG RNWU TGEWNÃG 2CTOK NGU FKHHÃTGP- NŏGURCEGFGSWGNSWGUOQKU´RGKPG TGUUQPVVTÂUKPHÃTKGWTU´EGWZFGNGWTU
VGU KPHGEVKQPU SWK HQPV NGWT TÃCRRCTK- .ŏKPFWUVTKCNKUCVKQP GV NŏWTDCPKUCVKQP XQKUKPUCITKEWNVGWTU
XQKTNGVCDNGCW
%GRGPFCPV EJG\ NGU 6WDW 2WPCP SWK TABLEAU 2. Indice de masse corporelle de quelques anciennes sociétés de
QPV EJQKUK FG FGOGWTGT FCPU NC HQTÄV chasseurs-cueilleurs comparé à celui de certains de leurs voisins pêcheurs
FÃUKIPÃURCTNGVGTOGnÃNQKIPÃUFCPU et agriculteurs
NGVCDNGCWEGVKPFKEGGUVDKGPOGKNNGWT
Population Hommes Femmes Source
SWGEJG\NGWTURCTGPVUSWKQPVÃVÃGPEQW-
Kola de la côte, Cameroun
TCIÃURCTNGUCWVQTKVÃUKPFQPÃUKGPPGU´
Pygmées 20.2 19.7 Froment et al., 1993
UŏKPUVCNNGT RTÂU FG NC XKNNG FG /CNKPCW Pêcheurs Yasa 22.3 21.9 Froment et al., 1993
CWFÃDWVFGUCPPÃGU
FÃUKIPÃURCTNG Agriculteurs Mvae 22.0 22.5 Froment et al., 1993
VGTOGnRÃTKWTDCKPUFCPUNGVCDNGCW
Kola continentaux, Cameroun
Pygmées 20.0 19.8 Kesteloot et al., 1996
… ET CAUSENT DE NOUVEAUX Agriculteurs Bulu et Ngumba 20.7 21.0 Kesteloot et al., 1996
TROUBLES SOCIAUX
Efe, République démocratique
.COQFGTPKUCVKQPŌUQWXGPVCEEÃNÃTÃGRCT du Congo
NGUKPEKVCVKQPUFGUIQWXGTPGOGPVUŌGUV Pygmées 20.2 20.2 Bailey et al., 1993
IÃPÃTCNGOGPV CUUQEKÃG ´ WPG RCWXTGVÃ Agriculteurs Lese 21.6 21.7 Bailey et al., 1993
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