Mean Genes

Mean Genes (いじわるな遺伝子)
Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan
ISBN 4-14-080660-5 (Japanese Translation)

Simply speaking, the essential point of the book is that human beings have evolved too rapidly and thus there are a lot of conflicts between contemporary culture/society and

For example, for human beings abour tens of years ago, the only way preparing for starvation was eating foods in front of them anyway. The nature has not been changed at all, and that's why diet is very much difficult and painful for most of us. :o

In the end of the book, authors suggest several ideas resisting :o our instinct. But, may be they are a bit optimistic...