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Food and Western Disease: Health and Nutrition from an Evolutionary Perspective Lindeberg, Staffan (Lund Universtiy, Sweden)
Food and Western Disease: Health and Nutrition from an Evolutionary Perspective
Lindeberg, Staffan (Lund Universtiy, Sweden)
The book commences with a look at evolutionary medicine and then covers what we know about the food available to humans in palaeolithic times, and its nutritional components. The major section of the book which follows, covers the main 'modern' diseases including heart disease, stroke, cancer, overweight, dementia and hypertension.
368 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 18, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9781405197717 |
| Publishers | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 173 × 244 × 19 mm · 712 g |
| Language | English |