| Evolving Human Nutrition: Implications for Public Health Contributor(s): Ulijaszek, Stanley (Author), Mann, Neil (Author), Elton, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521869161 ISBN-13: 9780521869164 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Physical |
| Dewey: 599.938 |
| LCCN: 2012008941 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropolog |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.6 lbs) 414 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While most of us live our lives according to the working week, we did not evolve to be bound by industrial schedules, nor did the food we eat. Despite this, we eat the products of industrialization and often suffer as a consequence. This book considers aspects of changing human nutrition from evolutionary and social perspectives. It considers what a 'natural' human diet might be, how it has been shaped across evolutionary time and how we have adapted to changing food availability. The transition from hunter-gatherer and the rise of agriculture through to the industrialisation and globalisation of diet are explored. Far from being adapted to a 'Stone Age' diet, humans can consume a vast range of foodstuffs. However, being able to eat anything does not mean that we should eat everything, and therefore engagement with the evolutionary underpinnings of diet and factors influencing it are key to better public health practice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mann, Neil: - Neil Mann is Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry and head of the Food Science department at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He has worked extensively on the nutritional biochemistry of fatty acids and has led several nutritional clinical trials investigating the role of altered macronutrient dietary balance on diseases related to western lifestyle, including acne and diabetes.Elton, Sarah: - Sarah Elton is Reader in Anatomy at the Hull York Medical School. She works on the ecological context for human evolution, with a focus on primate morphology, biogeography, ecology and evolution. Alongside her research into primates, she has written on evolutionary approaches to human diet, reproduction and medical education. |