Thicker Than Water - A Social and Evolutionary Study of Iron Deficiency in Women

Using an anthropologist's holistic approach, Thicker Than Water traces the evolution of iron metabolism from the beginnings of the Earth to current human populations, focusing on the benefits and dangers of iron to women and their reproduction. Looking at sexism, racism, and poverty, this work demonstrates the intricate connections between the body and society, showing how inequalities in iron deficiency are created amongst women of the world.

List of contents

• Preface


• Acknowledgements


• Chapter 1. Ironing Out Evolutionary and Social Theory


• Chapter 2. So Metal: How Iron Supports Life


• Chapter 3. Her Flesh and Blood: Iron and Women's Reproduction


• Chapter 4. Out for Blood: Iron and Menstruation


• Chapter 5. Gut Feeling: The Gut as a Nexus Between Microbiome, Diet and Iron


• Chapter 6. Blood From a Stone


• Chapter 7. Bled Dry


• Chapter 8. Conclusions


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Elizabeth M. Miller, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on social and evolutionary explanations for variation in maternal and infant physiology.

Additional text

Highly recommended.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth M. Miller, Elizabeth M. (Associate Professor of Anthr Miller
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.10.2023
• EAN: 9780197665718
• ISBN: 978-0-19-766571-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, MEDICAL / Public Health, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Diets, History of Science, Early Man, Taxonomy & systematics, Physical Anthropology & Ethnography, Evolutionary anthropology / Human evolution, Taxonomy and systematics