The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease - Daniel Lieberman - Bøker - Vintage - 9780307741806 - 1. juli 2014
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Daniel Lieberman

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The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease Reprint edition

In this landmark book of popular science, Daniel E. Lieberman gives us a lucid and engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years. He illuminates the major transformations that contributed to key adaptations to the body: the rise of bipedalism; the shift to a non-fruit-based diet; the advent of hunting and gathering; and how cultural changes like the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions have impacted us physically. He shows how the increasing disparity between the jumble of adaptations in our Stone Age bodies and advancements in the modern world is occasioning a paradox: greater longevity but increased chronic disease. And finally?provocatively?he advocates the use of evolutionary information to help nudge, push, and sometimes even compel us to create a more salubrious environment and pursue better lifestyles. 


[With charts and line drawings throughout.]

Media Bøker     Pocketbok   (Bok med mykt omslag og limt rygg)
Utgitt 1. juli 2014
ISBN13 9780307741806
Utgivere Vintage
Antall sider 480
Mål 439 g
Språk Engelsk  

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