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The origin of diseases /
"This book provides a novel perspective on the way of understand why we have diseases. Yun-Chul Hong persuasively argues that diseases are caused by failure of our genes to adapt to environmental changes. After agricultural revolution and subsequent civilization, humanity has experienced enviro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Biomedical,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Pain and its origins, diagnosis, and treatments series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Chapter I: Human Genes and the Environment; Cause of Diseases: Not Two but One; The Agricultural Revolution Opens the Age of Disease; What Impact did Human Migration Have on the Occurrence of Disease?; Genes Accused with a False Charge
- Chapter II: The Eight Key Environmental Factors; Stumbled Upon a Dilemma in Nutritional Intake; Climate Change Lurking behind the Emergence of Disease; Is Sunlight Responsible for the Spread of Chronic Diseases?; Since When Have Humans Been Good at Long-Distance Running?; Alcohol: Its Dual Role; Our Body Has Yet to Adapt to Cigarettes; The Industrial Revolution, a Hotbed for All Sorts of Diseases; The Fatal Legacy of the Use of Fossil Fuels
- Chapter III: The Eight Key Diseases; Full-fledged Invasion of Pathogens; We Are Programmed to Gain Weight; Causes of the Epidemic Spread of Diabetes Mellitus; Variation in the Risk of Hypertension by Region; Once a Beneficial Gene, Now a Culprit for Cardiovascular Diseases; Immature Defense System Causes Allergic Diseases; Cancer: A Purely Man-made Disease; Modern Society Prompts Depression
- Chapter IV: New Challenges; Beyond the Age of Chronic Diseases; How Long Can We Expect to Live?; Aging-related Disease, a Price to Pay; Amidst the Turning Tide
- References
- Epilogue: Diseases Caused by the Civilization; 3 Key Strategies to Prevent Diseases; The Role of Communities
- Index.