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The Changing Body Health,nutrition,and Human Development In The Western World Since 1700,roderick Floud by ROBERT W.FOGEL AND BERNARD HARRIS, Roderick Floud, Sok Chul Hong, Bernard Harris, Robert William Fogel, Floud, Roderick, Fogel, Robert W., Harris, Bernard, Hong, Sok Chul, Roderick Floud, National Bureau of Economic Research, Roderick Floud ... [et al.] is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 Book Presents An 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 Book That Is A Contribution To Economic And Social History With Important Implications For Today's Developing World And The Health Trends Of The Future. 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 Econ

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Author

ROBERT W.FOGEL AND BERNARD HARRIS, Roderick Floud, Sok Chul Hong, Bernard Harris, Robert William Fogel, Floud, Roderick, Fogel, Robert W., Harris, Bernard, Hong, Sok Chul, Roderick Floud, National Bureau of Economic Research, Roderick Floud ... [et al.]

Publisher

Cambridge University Press : NBER, National Bureau of Economic Research

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780511975912

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Anthropology, Science

Rating

4.08 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14