The Changing Body : Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World since 1700 (Paperback)

1. Our changing bodies: 300 years of technophysio evolution; 2. Investigating the interaction of biological, demographic, and economic variables from fragmentary data; 3. The analysis of long-term trends in nutritional status, mortality, and economic growth; 4. Technophysio evolution and human health in England and Wales since 1700; 5. Height, health, and mortality in continental Europe, 1700-2100; 6. The American experience of technophysio evolution; 7. Conclusion.