Mismatch The lifestyle diseases timebomb

Our bodies evolved to allow our ancestors the best chance of survival as hunter-gatherers in the Savannah. Our brains, on the other hand, have allowed us to develop complex societies, cultures, and lifestyles, far removed from those of our ancestors. As a result, write Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson...

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Huvudupphovsman: Gluckman, Peter D.
Övriga upphovsmän: Peter D. Gluckman; Mark A. Hanson
Språk:Undetermined
English
Publicerad: Oxford Oxford University Press 2006
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Sammanfattning:Our bodies evolved to allow our ancestors the best chance of survival as hunter-gatherers in the Savannah. Our brains, on the other hand, have allowed us to develop complex societies, cultures, and lifestyles, far removed from those of our ancestors. As a result, write Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson in Mismatch, we have created a modern, artificial world that is painfully out of tune with our evolved bodies
Fysisk beskrivning:xi, 285 p.
20 cm
ISBN:0199228388
9780199228386