Too much of a good thing : how four key survival traits are now killing us / Lee Goldman, MD.
| Author/creator |
Goldman, Lee (Physician) author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, [2015] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2015 |
| Description | viii, 344 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Part I. The pros and cons of four key human survival traits. How our bodies became what they are -- Hunger, food, and the modern epidemics of obesity and diabetes -- Water, salt, and the modern epidemic of high blood pressure -- Danger, memory, fear, and the modern epidemics of anxiety and depression -- Bleeding, clotting, and the modern epidemics of heart disease and stroke -- Part II. Protecting our bodies in the modern world. Can our genes evolve fast enough to solve our problems? -- Changing our behavior -- Changing our biology. |
| Abstract | "Dean of Columbia University's medical school explains why our bodies are out of sync with today's environment and how we can correct this to save our health"--Amazon.com. |
| General note | "December 2015"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-329) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015937505 |
| ISBN | 9780316236812 |
| ISBN | 0316236810 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Laupus | Popular Reading Collection | QH 366.2 G619T 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |