The fragile wisdom an evolutionary view on women's biology and health /

Main Author: Jasienska, Grazyna.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10642578
Table of Contents:
  • If reproductive hormones are so important, why is there so much variation?
  • Coevolution of biology and culture : agriculture and selection for high levels of estrogens
  • You are what you eat
  • as a fetus
  • The French paradox : did child welfare reduce the risk of heart disease?
  • Intergenerational echoes of slavery
  • The price of reproduction
  • The ultimate test of costs of reproduction : life span
  • Evolutionary past and modern diet
  • Evolution and physical activity
  • Evolutionary trade-offs and culture
  • Fallacies of philanthropy
  • Fixing genes versus fixing lifestyles.