The fragile wisdom an evolutionary view on women's biology and health /
Jasienska, Grazyna.
The fragile wisdom an evolutionary view on women's biology and health / [electronic resource] : Grazyna Jasienska. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780674067196 0674067193
22573/ctt2f30mg JSTOR
Women--Health and hygiene.
Women--Physiology.
Reproductive health.
Women--Evolution.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Women's Health.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
Reproductive health.
Women--Evolution.
Women--Health and hygiene.
Women--Physiology.
Electronic books.
RA778 / .J43 2013eb
613/.04244
The fragile wisdom an evolutionary view on women's biology and health / [electronic resource] : Grazyna Jasienska. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780674067196 0674067193
22573/ctt2f30mg JSTOR
Women--Health and hygiene.
Women--Physiology.
Reproductive health.
Women--Evolution.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Women's Health.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
Reproductive health.
Women--Evolution.
Women--Health and hygiene.
Women--Physiology.
Electronic books.
RA778 / .J43 2013eb
613/.04244