Offering a study of biological, biomedical and biocultural approaches, the second edition of Human Growth and Development is a valued resource for researchers, professors and graduate students across the interdisciplinary area of human development. With timely chapters on obesity, diet / lifestyle, and genetics, this edition is the only publication offering a biological, biomedical and biocultural approach. The second edition of Human Growth and Development includes contributions from the well-known experts in the field and is the most reputable, comprehensive resource available. New chapters discussing genomics and epigenetics, developmental origins, body proportions and health and the brain and neurological development.Presented in the form of lectures to facilitate student programmingUpdated content highlighting the latest research on the relationship between early growth and later (adult) outcomes: the developmental origins of health and disease. INDICE: Dedication Contributors Introduction Chapters Human growth curve, canalization and catch-up growth Growth in Infancy and childhood Adolescence : somatic growth and sex differences PubertyEndocrine control of growth Nutrition and growth Genomics and Epigenetics Genetic epidemiology of growth and development Social and economic effects on growth Environmental effects on growth Evolution of human growth Developmental origins and human growth and senescence Growth, proportionality and health Physical activity and human growth Brain and neurological development Saltation and Stasis Endocrine disorders of growth Body composition The measurement of human growth The assessment of maturation Growth references and standards
- ISBN: 978-0-12-810155-1
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 30/10/2017
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés