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 / Grazyna Jasienska. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies 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


Women--Health and hygiene.
Women--Physiology.
Reproductive health.
Women--Evolution.


Electronic Books.

RA778 / .F734 2013