Book contents
- The Metabolic GhettoAn Evolutionary Perspective on Nutrition, Power Relations and Chronic Disease
- The Metabolic Ghetto
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Physiology of Chronic Disease
- Part II An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Metabolism
- 7 Life History Theory
- 8 Ancestral Environments
- 9 The Evolution of Human Adaptability
- 10 Sensitivity in Early Life
- 11 The Evolutionary Biology of Inequality
- 12 The Metabolic Ghetto
- Part III A Historical Perspective on Human Nutrition
- Part IV Power, Nutrition and Society
- 21 Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index
7 - Life History Theory
from Part II - An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Metabolism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2016
- The Metabolic GhettoAn Evolutionary Perspective on Nutrition, Power Relations and Chronic Disease
- The Metabolic Ghetto
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Physiology of Chronic Disease
- Part II An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Metabolism
- 7 Life History Theory
- 8 Ancestral Environments
- 9 The Evolution of Human Adaptability
- 10 Sensitivity in Early Life
- 11 The Evolutionary Biology of Inequality
- 12 The Metabolic Ghetto
- Part III A Historical Perspective on Human Nutrition
- Part IV Power, Nutrition and Society
- 21 Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index
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- The Metabolic GhettoAn Evolutionary Perspective on Nutrition, Power Relations and Chronic Disease, pp. 129 - 148Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016