| Description |
ix, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Planet Breast -- For whom the bell tolls -- Circular beginnings -- Plumbing: a primer -- Fill her up -- Toxic assets: the growing breast -- Shampoo, macaroni, and the American girl: spring comes early -- The pregnancy paradox -- What's for dinner -- Holy crap: Herman, Hamlet, and the all-important human gut -- Sour milk -- An unfamiliar wilderness: periods, the Pill, and HRT -- The few. The prowd. The afflicted: can Marines solve the puzzle of breast cancer? -- Are you dense?: the aging breast -- The future of breasts |
| Summary |
As part of the research for this book, science journalist Florence Williams underwent tests on her own breasts and breast milk. She was shocked to learn that she was feeding her baby not just milk but also fire retardants and a whole host of other chemicals, all ingested throughout her life and stored in her breast tissue. At its heart, Breasts: a natural and unnatural history is the story of how our breasts went from being honed by the environment to being harmed by it; a revealing and at times alarming look at the way the changes in our environments, diets and lifestyles have altered our breasts, our health and, ultimately, the health of future generations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-336) |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Breast milk -- Contamination -- Environmental aspects.
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Breast -- Popular works.
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Breast -- Diseases -- Environmental aspects.
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Breast -- Health aspects.
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Breast.
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Breastfeeding -- Health aspects.
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| ISBN |
9781921922640 (paperback) |
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