A Cross-Cultural Nutrition Survey of 118 Societies, Representing the Major Cultural and Geographic Areas of the World

The age of weaning is later in societies with high calorie diets than those with low calorie diets (230).

Trends are positive, but correlation tests fail to reach significance.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi-square test	Mixed	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Age Of Weaning	Dependent	Infant Feeding, Weaning And Food Training
Calories in Diet	Independent	Nutrition, Diet

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Whiting, Marjorie Grant	1958	The age of weaning will be later in societies with higher percentages of protein in the average diet (230).	Some support	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hines, Dwight	1974	"References to odors [in folktales was positively correlated with] age of weaning" (5)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sellen, Daniel W.	2001	The type of food given to children during weaning was qualitatively different across subsistence types (p. 50).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sellen, Daniel W.	2001	The infant/child's age at the cessation of breastfeeding is lower in preindustrial populations with agricultural or pastoral subsistence type than in hunting and gathering socieities (p. 50).	Partially supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Whiting, Marjorie Grant	1958	Infants will be healthier in societies with high calorie diets than those with low calorie diets (230).	Some support	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author