TY - BOOK AU - Gluckman,Peter D. AU - Hanson,Mark A. TI - Mismatch: the lifestyle diseases timebomb SN - 9780191513121 AV - RA776 .G58 2008eb U1 - 613 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Health KW - Human evolution KW - Ecological genetics KW - Evolutionary genetics KW - Genotype-environment interaction KW - Medical genetics KW - Human beings KW - Effect of environment on KW - Genetics, Medical KW - Santé KW - Homme KW - Évolution KW - Génétique écologique KW - Génétique évolutive KW - Interaction génotype-environnement KW - Génétique médicale KW - Influence de l'environnement KW - health KW - aat KW - MEDICAL KW - Preventive Medicine KW - bisacsh KW - HEALTH & FITNESS KW - Healthy Living KW - Reference KW - Holism KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Our modern lifestyles, city-bound with abundant nutrition - are far removed from the hunter-gatherer lifestyles of our ancestors. However we have not evolved to reflect this change. This fascinating and controversial book explores whether it is this 'mismatch' that has led to the deadly explosion in lifestyle diseases we face today. - ;We have built a world that no longer fits our bodies. Our genes - selected through our evolution - and the many processes by which our development is tuned within the womb, limit our capacity to adapt to the modern urban lifestyle. There is a mismatch. We are se UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=237631 ER -