the story of the human body: evolution, health, and disease by daniel e. lieberman

It illuminates the major transformations that contributed key adaptations to the body: the rise of bipedalism the shift to a non-fruit-based diet the advent of hunting and gathering, leading to our superlative endurance athleticism the development of a very large brain and the incipience of cultural proficiencies. Object Details Author Lieberman, Daniel 1964- Contents What are humans adapted for? - Upstanding apes: how we became bipeds - Much depends on dinner: how australopiths partly weaned us off fruit - The first hunter-gatherers: how nearly modern bodies evolved in the human genus - Energy in the ice age: how we evolved big brains along with large, fat, gradually growing bodies - A very cultured species: how modern humans colonized the world with a combination of brains plus brawn - Progress, mismatch, and dysevolution: the consequences-good and bad-of having paleolithic bodies in a post-paleolithic world - Paradise lost?: the fruits and follies of becoming farmers - Modern times, modern bodies: the paradox of human health in the industrial era - The vicious circle of too much: why too much energy can make us sick - Disuse: why we are losing it by not using it - The hidden dangers of novelty and comfort: why everyday innovations can damage us - Survival of the fitter: can evolutionary logic help cultivate a better future for the human body? Summary In this book the author, a Harvard evolutionary biologist presents an account of how the human body has evolved over millions of years, examining how an increasing disparity between the needs of Stone Age bodies and the realities of the modern world are fueling a paradox of greater longevity and chronic disease.

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The story of the human body: evolution, health, and disease by daniel e. lieberman