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Evolutionary medicine and health : new perspectives
- Title
- Evolutionary medicine and health : new perspectives / [edited by] Wenda R. Trevathan, E.O. Smith, James J. McKenna.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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- Description
- xii, 532 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Essay.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-522) and index.
- Contents
- Pt. 1. Background -- 1. Introduction and Overview of Evolutionary Medicine / Wenda R. Trevathan, E. O. Smith and James J. McKenna -- Pt. 2. Politics, Nutrition, and Diet -- 2. Human Evolution, Diet, and Nutrition: When the Body Meets the Buffet / Bethany L. Turner, Kenneth Maes, Jennifer Sweeney and George J. Armelagos -- 3. Diabesity and Darwinian Medicine: The Evolution of an Epidemic / Leslie Sue Lieberman -- 4. To Eat or What Not To Eat, That's the Question: A Critique of the Official Norwegian Dietary Guidelines / Iver Mysterud, Dag Viljen Poleszynski, Fedon A. Lindberg and Stig A. Bruset -- 5. Cow's Milk Consumption and Health: An Evolutionary Perspective / Andrea S. Wiley -- Pt. 3. Sex, Reproduction, and Health -- 6. Not by Bread Alone: The Role of Psychosocial Stress in Age at First Reproduction and Health Inequalities / James S. Chisholm and David A. Coall -- 7. Early Life Effects on Reproductive Function / Alejandra Nunez-de la Mora and Gillian R. Bentley -- 8. Impaired Reproductive Function in Women in Western and "Westernizing" Populations: An Evolutionary Approach / Tessa M. Pollard and Nigel Unwin -- 9. Should Women Menstruate? An Evolutionary Perspective on Menstrual-Suppressing Oral Contraceptives / Lynnette Leidy Sievert -- 10. An Evolutionary Perspective on Premenstrual Syndrome: Implications for Investigating Infectious Causes of Chronic Disease / Caroline Doyle, Holly A. Swain Ewald and Paul W. Ewald -- 11. Possible Role of Eclampsia/Preeclampsia in Evolution of Human Reproduction / Pierre-Yves Robillard, Gustaaf Dekker, Gerard Chaouat, Jean Chaline and Thomas C. Hulsey -- Pt. 4. Environments, Normality, and Lifetime Health -- 12. Breastfeeding and Mother-Infant Sleep Proximity: Implications for Infant Care / Helen Ball and Kristin Klingaman -- 13. Why Words Can Hurt Us: Social Relationships, Stress, and Health / Mark V. Flinn -- 14. Why Are We Vulnerable to Acute Mountain Sickness? / Cynthia M. Beall -- 15. Evolution and Modern Behavioral Problems: The Case of Addiction / Daniel H. Lende -- 16. After Dark: The Evolutionary Ecology of Human Sleep / Carol M. Worthman -- Pt. 5. Chronic Diseases, Old Treatments, and More Misunderstanding -- 17. Evolutionary Medicine and Obesity: Developmental Adaptive Responses in Human Body Composition / Jack Baker, Magdalena Hurtado, Osbjorn Pearson and Troy Jones -- 18. The Developmental Origins of Adult Health: Intergenerational Inertia in Adaptation and Disease / Christopher W. Kuzawa -- 19. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Causes of Chronic Diseases: Atherosclerosis as an Illustration / Paul W. Ewald -- 20. Genes, Geographic Ancestry, and Disease Susceptibility: Applications of Evolutionary Medicine to Clinical Settings / Douglas E. Crews and Linda M. Gerber -- 21. From Ancient Seas to Modern Disease: Evolution and Congestive Heart Failure / E. Jennifer Weil -- 22. Evolution at the Intersection of Biology and Medicine / Stephen Lewis -- 23. The Importance of Evolution for Medicine / Randolph M. Nesse.
- ISBN
- 9780195307061 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0195307062 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780195307054 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0195307054 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007016223
- OCLC
- ocn123692359
- 123692359
- SCSB-5389836
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries