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