The biology of human longevity
Subtitle: inflammation, nutrition, and aging in the evolution of lifespans
By: Caleb E. Finch.
Publisher: Academic Press; Elsevier Academic Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 626
ISBN-13: 9780123736574
Subjects: Longevity -- Physiological aspects; Aging -- Physiological aspects; Inflammation; Nutrition
Description: "The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans synthesizes several decades of top research, and expands a number of existing major theories, including the Barker theory of fetal origins of adult disease to consider the role of inflammation and Harmon's free radical theory of aging to include inflammatory damage. Future increases in lifespan are challenged by the obesity epidemic and spreading global infections that may reverse the gains made in lowering inflammatory exposure."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.