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

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.

317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-303) and index.

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.