We live modern lifestyles, largely city-bound, with abundant nutrition and complex societies and cultures--far removed from the hunter-gatherer lifestyles of our ancestors. We have not, however, evolved to reflect this change. Could it be that this "mismatch" has led to the current deadly explosion in lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity, and will it lead to increasingly frequent epidemics? This fascinating and controversial book addresses how we might intervene and challenge a potential health time-bomb.
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We live modern lifestyles, largely city-bound, with abundant nutrition and complex societies and cultures--far removed from the hunter-gatherer lifestyles of our ancestors. We have not, however, evolved to reflect this change. Could it be that this "mismatch" has led to the current deadly explosion in lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity, and will it lead to increasingly frequent epidemics? This fascinating and controversial book addresses how we might intervene and challenge a potential health time-bomb.
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