Women’s physiology evolved to aid reproduction, not to reduce disease. Any trait—however detrimental to post-reproductive health—is preserved in the next generation if it increases the chances of having offspring who will survive and reproduce. For this reason, the author argues, many common diseases are especially difficult for women to prevent.
- ISBN13 9780674067196
- Publish Date 14 May 2014 (first published 14 January 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 298
- Language English
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