Title The fragile wisdom : an evolutionary view on women's biology and health / Grazyna Jasienska.

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Description	1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	If reproductive hormones are so important, why is there so much variation? -- Coevolution of biology and culture : agriculture and selection for high levels of estrogens -- You are what you eat -- as a fetus -- The French paradox : did child welfare reduce the risk of heart disease? -- Intergenerational echoes of slavery -- The price of reproduction -- The ultimate test of costs of reproduction : life span -- Evolutionary past and modern diet -- Evolution and physical activity -- Evolutionary trade-offs and culture -- Fallacies of philanthropy -- Fixing genes versus fixing lifestyles.
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Subject	Women -- Health and hygiene.
	Women -- Health and hygiene.
	Women -- Physiology.
	Women -- Physiology.
	Reproductive health.
	Reproductive health.
	Women -- Evolution.
	Women -- Evolution.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Subject	Women.
	Womyn.
Other Form:	Print version: Jasienska, Grazyna. Fragile wisdom. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013 9780674047129 (DLC) 2012025259 (OCoLC)792886919
ISBN	9780674067196 (electronic book)
	0674067193 (electronic book)
	9780674047129
	0674047125