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I have to wonder what effect changes in clothing have had over the decades. The steady trend has been for people to wear less and less clothing since the 1800s, right? But the word "clothing" doesn't appear anywhere in the paper.

I also feel like Amish people living a very old-fashioned lifestyle might make an interesting control group.

I don't know whether this is a great source on this topic, but Jared Diamond wrote an interesting article which expands on what you pointed out. "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race" http://discovermagazine.com/1987/may/02-the-worst-mistake-in...

Ahh... I had this idea years ago, and never published it till now. Looks like I was too late to make much of a difference, if any. Thanks for showing me it's already being done!