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The changing body : health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700 / / Roderick Floud .. [et al.] [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Floud Roderick Visualizza persona
Titolo: The changing body : health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700 / / Roderick Floud .. [et al.] [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvi, 431 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 599.94091821
Soggetto topico: Anthropometry - Europe
Anthropometry - United States
Nutritional anthropology
Health - History
Nutrition - Europe - History
Nutrition - United States - History
Human beings - Europe - History
Human beings - United States - History
Mortality - Europe - History
Mortality - United States - History
Life expectancy - Europe - History
Life expectancy - United States - History
Soggetto geografico: Westliche Welt
Classificazione: 8
NW 3200
WU 3200
Altri autori: FloudRoderick  
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Our changing bodies: 300 years of technophysio evolution -- Investigating the interaction of biological, demographic, and economic variables from fragmentary data -- The analysis of long-term trends in nutritional status, mortality, and economic growth -- Technophysio evolution and human health in England and Wales since 1700 -- Height, health, and mortality in continental Europe, 1700-2100 -- The American experience of technophysio evolution.
Sommario/riassunto: Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or, instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of healthcare and pensions. The result is a major contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future.
Titolo autorizzato: The changing body  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-107-21892-6
1-139-06260-3
1-283-11130-6
9786613111302
1-139-07471-7
0-511-97591-0
1-139-08152-7
1-139-07696-5
1-139-07924-7
1-139-06893-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790058603321
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