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In a resource\u2010poor environment, the degree of SSD is expected to be relatively low. The aim of this study is to comparatively assess SSD in medieval London in the context of repeated famine events and other environmental stressors before the Black Death (BD) and the improved living conditions that characterized the post\u2010Black Death period.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>To test the hypothesis that a poor nutritional environment resulted in decreased SSD in medieval London, this study compares adult individuals from early pre\u2010Black Death (<jats:italic>c.<\/jats:italic>1000\u20131200), late pre\u2010Black Death (<jats:italic>c.<\/jats:italic>1200\u20131250) and post\u2010Black Death (<jats:italic>c.<\/jats:italic>1350\u20131540) cemetery contexts from London. 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