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.

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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

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