Evolution's Bite by Peter S. Ungar
A Story of Teeth, Diet, and Human Origins
A lively synthesis of how teeth — their shape, wear patterns, chemistry and biomechanics — serve as a window into the diets, behaviors and evolutionary history of humans and other mammals; the book explains how dental anatomy and microwear reveal what our ancestors ate, how innovations such as cooking and tool use reshaped our mouths and bodies, and how the shift to agriculture and modern processed foods created new health problems. It combines fossil evidence, comparative studies of living animals, and modern dental science to show that eating is a powerful evolutionary force that links environment, culture and biology, and argues that understanding our dental past helps explain present-day issues like tooth decay, malocclusion and dietary disease.
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- 2017
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- American
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- Original Language
- English
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