Survival of the SickestAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 18 March 2008
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Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria.
So why does disease exist? Moalem proposes that most common ailmentsdiabetes, hemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemiacame into existence for very good reasons. At some point they helped our ancestors survive some grand challenge to their existence. Examining the evolution of man, Moalem reveals the role genetic and cultural differences have played in the health and well-being of various races, including their susceptibility to disease.
With mesmerizing insight, Moalem offers groundbreaking insight into :
How diabetes may be a biproduct of a mechanism that helped humans survive the Ice Age
Why African Americans living in the north might suffer from vitamin D deficiencies,
Why Asians cant drink as much alcohol as Europeans
Revelatory, utterly engaging, and timelyMoalem ponders strongN1, the emerging Avian Flu virusWhy Redheads Feel More Pain and Asians Cant Drink will irrevocably change the way we think about our bodies and ourselves.
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