Too much of a good thing
Subtitle: how four key survival traits are now killing us
By: Lee Goldman, MD
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780316236812
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Human evolution
Description: "Dean of Columbia University's medical school explains why our bodies are out of sync with today's environment and how we can correct this to save our health,"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-329) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: The Pros and Cons of Four Key Human Survival Traits; title: 1. How Our Bodies Became What They Are; title: 2. Hunger, Food, and the Modern Epidemics of Obesity and Diabetes; title: 3. Water, Salt, and the Modern Epidemic of High Blood Pressure; title: 4. Danger, Memory, Fear, and the Modern Epidemics of Anxiety and Depression; title: 5. Bleeding, Clotting, and the Modern Epidemics of Heart Disease and Stroke; title: Part II: Protecting Our Bodies In The Modern World; title: 6. Can Our Genes Evolve Fast Enough to Solve Our Problems?; title: 7. Changing Our Behavior; title: 8. Changing Our Biology; title: Acknowledgments; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.