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The article discusses the relationship between human variability and ergonomic design in anthropology. Among the manifestations of human variability are differences in body shape, size and physical capacities. It also cites the need to consider the modalities in which people grow old when designing products and services for the elderly and developing occupational policies of aged workers. Also cited is the 2007 study by the European Agency for Safety and Health in Europe on the issues.

The article discusses the "L'Italia si Misura" study, which examined the variability of anthropometric Italian adults in the late twentieth century, as well as their gender, age and geographic area differences. Also cited are the works in Anthropology of such organizations as the International Ergonomics Society, the Italian Ergonomics Association, and the Italian Society of Ergonomics. Also cited is the establishment of anthropometric databases to standardize the study of anthropology.

The article presents the study which examined the evaluation of obesity incidence and health risk levels in elderly Piedmont individuals in Italy as of January 2012. In the study, anthropometric variables like waist circumference, stature and weight were measured in participants of the "Act on Ageing" project. The results were compared with the body mass index (BMI) data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the waist circumference values from the National Health guidelines.

The aim of the present study is to assess the incidence of underloverweight and obesity in a sample of children 6-11 years old in Turin province and to monitor the secular trend in weight. Our survey shows that about 2% of children are underweight, 17% overweight and 3% obese. Males show a prevalence of overweight and obesity, while females show also underweight problems. The comparison of current data with those collected in 1979 by Ente Italiano Moda (E.I.M.) [1] shows a significant increase of weight problems in both sexes: this, in childhood, is an emergent social problem that can produce adverse health effects in adulthood. It could be prevented encouraging correct eating behaviors and active lifestyle among children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]